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Onto

/ˈɑntu/
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(prep) Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement).

She shone her torch onto the floor before us.
As the door slid open, he almost fell onto the platform.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The cat leaped ____ the roof and disappeared behind the chimney before anyone could catch it.

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