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be onto something

be onto something verb: to have gained an insight that could lead to future success.

Verb

be onto something (third-person singular simple present is onto something, present participle being onto something, simple past was onto something, past participle been onto something)

  1. To have gained an insight that could lead to future success.
    • This product could be a game changer. I think you are onto something.
    Antonyms:
    be onto nothing

Antonyms of be onto something

Forms of be onto something

third-person singular presentis onto something
present participlebeing onto something
pastwas onto something
past participlebeen onto something

Questions about be onto something

What does be onto something mean?
Be onto something means to have gained an insight that could lead to future success.
What part of speech is be onto something?
Be onto something is a verb.
What is the past tense of be onto something?
The past tense of be onto something is was onto something.

Words near be onto something in the dictionary

  1. be one's own man
  2. be one's own worst enemy
  3. be oneself
  4. be onto
  5. be onto nothing
  6. be onto something
  7. be out for
  8. be part of life's rich pageant
  9. be part of life's rich pattern
  10. be part of life's rich tapestry
  11. be quiet

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