GET ONTO
Dictionary entry overview: What does get onto mean? • GET ONTO (verb)
The verb GET ONTO has 1 sense:
1. understand, usually after some initial difficulty
Familiarity information: GET ONTO used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GET ONTO (verb)
Meaning:
Understand, usually after some initial difficulty
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
catch on; cotton on; get it; get onto; get wise; twig; latch on; tumble
Context example:
She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
Hypernyms (to "get onto" is one way to...):
apprehend; compass; comprehend; dig; get the picture; grasp; grok; savvy (get the meaning of something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
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