onto
preposition (KNOWING) (also on to) /ˈɒn.tu/
/ˈɑːn.tu/ Definition
› knowing about someone or something that can be useful to you: So how did you get onto this deal? David put me onto (= told me about) a really good restaurant. You're onto a good thing with this buy-one-get-one-free offer at the shop.Aware › knowing about something bad someone has done: He knows we're onto him. Who put the police onto (= told the police about) her?Aware
(Definition of onto preposition (KNOWING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abreast adverb
- acquainted adjective
- alive to sth idiom
- awake adjective
- awakening noun
- aware adjective
- conscious adjective (NOTICING)
- erudite adjective
- forearmed adjective
- have/keep your finger on the pulse idiom
- informed adjective
- insider noun
- literate adjective
- not be born yesterday idiom
- omniscient adjective
- on the inside idiom
- perceive verb (SEE)
- preliterate adjective
- profound adjective (SHOWING UNDERSTANDING)
- with your eyes open idiom
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