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Definition of Get onto
1. Verb. Understand, usually after some initial difficulty. "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
Generic synonyms: Apprehend, Compass, Comprehend, Dig, Get The Picture, Grasp, Grok, Savvy
Definition of Get onto
1. Verb. To move onto an object, especially one on which it is possible to stand. ¹
2. Verb. To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter. ¹
3. Verb. To connect, especially to the Internet or a network. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To scold someone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Get Onto
Literary usage of Get onto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters to a Young Lawyer by Arthur Merton Harris (1912)
""Well," replied the boy, "I guess to get onto the ropes." "get onto the ropes!
... "get onto the ropes! Some pretty poor ropes you'll get onto. ..."
2. The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases Affecting by Frank Cyrus Smith, Thomas Johnson Michie, United States Courts, Great Britain Courts, Canada Courts (1910)
"(7) Q. Did plaintiff attempt to get onto said train after it started to leave
said station.' A. Yes. * * * (9) Q. What car did plaintiff attempt to get onto ..."
3. A Treatise on the Law of Railroads: Containing a Consideration of the ...by Byron Kosciusko Elliott, William Frederick Elliott by Byron Kosciusko Elliott, William Frederick Elliott (1922)
"... was held to be erroneous as taking from the jury the question whether the
plaintiff's effort to get onto the train was of itself negligence, ..."
4. Cycling in France by Carole Saint-Laurent (2003)
"Ride past the bus station, then get onto Avenue Aumont at the traffic circle ...
When you reach the traffic circle, get onto Grande Avenue in the heart of ..."
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