Meaning of on to | Babel Free
Definitions
- Upon; on top of.
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Aware of. informal
- Used to indicate, or signpost, logical progression to a new topic in a talk or discourse.
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.