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    Onto

    Definition

    preposition | to get upon, to move on top of; in the direction of, to give access to; into contact with, to attach to; aware of, suspicious about; attending to, engaged with

    Pronunciation

    'ontoo (IPA: ˈɒntu)

    Hyphenation

    on-to (4 letters | 2 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1581 (Elizabethan era | European Renaissance) (444 years ago)

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 1808th most common (1 in 17241 words) ( > 99% preposition)

    spoken: 736th most common (1 in 10526 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Rhymes

    (none among common words)

    Lexically close words

    into | Tonto | unto

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    get onto | leech onto

    Other notable uses

    onto.net | onto.info | onto.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    "Hold ___ your hat!" | "I'm ___ you now!" | "I'm ___ you!" | "I'm ___ your tricks!" | "I'm___you!" | "___ victory!" | "_____ victory!" | Able to see right through | Able to see through | Aboard | Aware of | ... (total: 49) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    4 (International English) | 4 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ???-6686

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