onto

Signification (English)

Prep

1. Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement).
2. (informal) Aware of.
3. Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).

Adj

Attaining each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain.

Concepts

sur

🔛

à

à

surjectif

Synonyms

on

🔛

upon

into

in

surjective

over

atop

with

above

on top of

beside

toward

next to

aboard

at

to

by

towards

up to

near to

onto someone

all

onto something

about

about to

alongside

among

an

apiece

around

at the rate of

each

for

in order to

inside

in the case of

near

per

surjection

Coupé comme

on‧to

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɒn.tuː/

Étymologie (English)

From on + to, after into. Compare Saterland Frisian antou (“up to”).

Phrases

The role catapulted her onto the Hollywood A-list .

Le rôle l'a catapultée sur la liste A Hollywood.