onto
Attaining each of the values in its codomainAttaining each of the values in its codomain; having its image equal to its codomain.
» I helped Tom onto the bus.
Я допоміг Тому зайти в автобус. — deniko
Я допомогла Тому зайти в автобус. — deniko
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1 senses(not comparable)Attaining each of the values in its codomain; having its image equal to its codomain.
Considered as a function on the real numbers, the exponential function is not onto, as it never takes on values less than or equal to zero.
Examples
514 sentencesI helped Tom onto the bus.
Я допоміг Тому зайти в автобус. — deniko
Tom held onto Mary.
Том тримався за Мері. — deniko
ruТом держался за Мэри. — sharptoothed
I'll hang onto that for you.
I'll hang onto it for now.
Tom went out onto the street.
ruТом вышел на улицу. — odexed
Origin
From on + to, after into. Compare Saterland Frisian antou (“up to”).From on + to, after into. Compare Saterland Frisian antou (“up to”).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- hold onto
- held onto the
- out onto the
- onto the rope