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get onto
get onto vb (preposition) 1. Also: get on to board or cause or help to board (a bus, train, etc)2. (intr) to make contact with; communicate with3. (intr) to become aware of (something illicit or secret): the boss will get onto their pilfering unless they're careful. 4. (intr) to deliver a demand, request, or rebuke to: I'll get onto the manufacturers to replace these damaged goods. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  get onto - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"catch on, cotton on, get it, get wise, twig, latch on, tumbleapprehend, comprehend, get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, compass, dig - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" |
get onto
get onto1. To step aboard a mode of transportation (such as a train or airplane). I think you'll feel better once we've gotten onto the plane and are headed for Hawaii. As soon as I got onto the train, the conductor announced a delay.2. To figure out that someone is doing something in secret. Keep your voice down, we don't want mom to get onto us! The police are here—somebody's gotten onto us!See also: getget onto
Synonyms for get ontoverb understand, usually after some initial difficultySynonyms- catch on
- cotton on
- get it
- get wise
- twig
- latch on
- tumble
Related Words- apprehend
- comprehend
- get the picture
- grok
- savvy
- grasp
- compass
- dig
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