Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.80 in modern English

Syllables: on -to
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Upon; on top of.

prep

Informal

prep

Used to indicate, or signpost, logical progression to a new topic in a talk or discourse.

Example Sentences

"My cat just jumped on to the keyboard."
"The thought-police were on to my plans of world domination."
"Fortunately “the F.B.I. was on to them” and foiled the plot, but the alleged kidnapping conspiracy, Walter argues, is a harbinger of worse to come."
"Now. On to the system of active water uptake."
"Let's go on to item 3 in the list."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

onto (alternative)

Questions

What does on to mean?: Upon; on top of.

How to pronounce on to

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