What does get onto mean?

Definitions for get onto
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word get onto.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get itverb

    understand, usually after some initial difficulty

    "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

Wiktionary

  1. get ontoverb

    To move onto an object, especially one on which it is possible to stand.

  2. get ontoverb

    To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter.

  3. get ontoverb

    To connect, especially to the Internet or a network.

  4. get ontoverb

    To scold someone.

ChatGPT

  1. get onto

    To "get onto" generally means to board or embark on a vehicle like a train, a boat, or an airplane. Alternatively, it can also mean to start discussing a new topic, start a new task, or begin to understand or address something. The exact meaning often depends on the context in which it is used.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of get onto in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of get onto in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of get onto in a Sentence

  1. Jesus Ortega:

    How irresponsible and careless of him just to get onto a flight knowing that he might be infected, the problem is he’s the president. If the president violates the health guidelines, he’s setting a bad example to others.

  2. Austin Kim:

    It's at the choke point that you really suffer, you will not easily get onto that bridge in rush hour.

  3. Jappreet Sethi:

    The IT companies, they will see the first wave of revolution, once you see IT picking it up, and the other players will probably get onto the bandwagon.

  4. Emil Grímssontold:

    Well find out, i have studied the ice conditions over the past three years in March and it looks like we can cross and get onto the main Greenland ice cap.

  5. Huang Wei:

    Investors who missed last year's bull run are taking advantage of the correction to get onto the ride, the virus doesn't change long-term fundamentals of China's market, just as the Pearl Harbor incident didn't change U.S. economic strength.

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