Used in a Sentence

onto

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for onto.

Editorial note

I had to photoshop one of my photos to add some extra sky onto the top in order to graft it onto a case.

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Quick take

(mathematics, of a function) Attaining each of the values in its codomain; having its image equal to its codomain.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of onto gathered in one view.

adjective

(mathematics, of a function) Attaining each of the values in its codomain; having its image equal to its codomain.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for onto.

adjective

(mathematics, of a function) Attaining each of the values in its codomain; having its image equal to its codomain.

Example sentences

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I had to photoshop one of my photos to add some extra sky onto the top in order to graft it onto a case.

2

The vast majority of my photos are landscape, and these simply don't fit well onto a case.

3

It is a slippery slope because you're trying to extrapolate public policy onto private property.

4

And in the big picture, the clothes have to get washed again so he's simply shifting the energy consumption onto the next users.

5

I seem to remember many of those disliking record labels for imposing onto their art the desires of commerce.

6

If the benefits of learning flow more to you than to your employer, you shouldn't be surprised if the burden of learning falls onto you.

7

I've wanting to move keyboard keys onto the mouse for decades.

8

Serious question: unless all the electricity for these vehicles comes from completely renewable and environmentally friendly sources, won't banning fossil fuel emissions from motor vehicles just externalize this pollution onto electric power plants?

9

I was talking to a recruiter recently for a managerial job and somehow got onto the topic of hiring.

10

Plain old apache but tuned very well on a massive server (32 cores, 96G of RAM), the server is actually the production server for a high traffic website and this is just piggy-backed onto the site as a 'servername' entry in the apache config.

11

Grafts were common, sometimes you might desire a tree that does not grow well in pots but you could achieve the same thing by grafting a branch of one species onto the root stock of another but this was difficult to do because you can end up with ugly scars or a contrast between the two types of bark.

Quote examples

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But violists seem to have a high incidence of injury (i have never played one bigger than 15" Cello and especially double bass do require buildup of strength in the left hand, and fingers start high and come flying down onto the string (composite winds have a lot less tension than steel tho).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use onto in a sentence?

I had to photoshop one of my photos to add some extra sky onto the top in order to graft it onto a case.

What does onto mean?

(mathematics, of a function) Attaining each of the values in its codomain; having its image equal to its codomain.

What part of speech is onto?

onto is commonly used as adjective.