get onto

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get onto

verb gets onto · getting onto · got onto · gotten onto

To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter. You should get onto the manufacturers and complain.
To connect, especially to the Internet or a network. With my new computer, I can get onto the Internet faster.
Similar: log on
transitive To scold someone; to pressure someone; to criticize someone. My father got onto me for taking the car without asking.
Similar: reprimand, scold
ditransitive, informal To introduce someone to something. My mum got me onto this new diet and I've lost 5 kilos in the past two weeks.
informal To take a look at someone or something. Hey, get onto the dog and cat playing together.
informal, slang, transitive To believe or suspect something; to understand or come to understand something; to realize something.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, onto. The child will get onto the merry-go-round.
Similar: board

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@misc{get_onto_2026,
  title = {get onto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20onto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}