🔜onto

preposition
/ˈɒntu/

Meaning

moving to a position on the surface of something

Example Sentences

She jumped onto the table to get the book.

Synonyms

upon, on top of, over

Antonyms

off, away from

Collocations

onto the surface, onto the floor, onto the roof

More Example Sentences

It’s no use holding onto anger for days.

A man paints his living room walls on a rainy weekend choosing a soft green color that his wife picked from a catalog and covers the furniture with old sheets to protect it then tapes the edges of the windows and doorframes before rolling the first coat of paint onto the wall

A man paints his living room walls on a rainy weekend choosing a soft green color that his wife picked from a catalog and covers the furniture with old sheets to protect it then tapes the edges of the windows and doorframes before rolling the first coat of paint onto the wall working carefully to avoid drips and uneven patches

A man paints his living room walls on a rainy weekend choosing a soft green color that his wife picked from a catalog and covers the furniture with old sheets to protect it then tapes the edges of the windows and doorframes before rolling the first coat of paint onto the wall working carefully to avoid drips and uneven patches and by Sunday evening the room looks completely different

A man paints his living room walls on a rainy weekend choosing a soft green color that his wife picked from a catalog and covers the furniture with old sheets to protect it then tapes the edges of the windows and doorframes before rolling the first coat of paint onto the wall working carefully to avoid drips and uneven patches and by Sunday evening the room looks completely different making them both happy with the simple but satisfying transformation.

Related Vocabularies

physically in contact with and supported by a surface
used to indicate a specific time, place, or direction
used to show that someone or something is part of a larger group
next to or together with someone or something
At or to a short distance away; close in space, time, or relationship.
inside the limits of something, or as part of a particular space or time

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