get onto

Verb

Meaning

understand, usually after some initial difficulty

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

twig board tumble catch on latch on cotton on get wise don enter catch climb ascend reprimand scold get in
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Antonyms

miss stop drop pitch mistake dive
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Hypernyms

compass grasp dig comprehend apprehend grok

Examples

She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on Source: Internet

Hamburg, who was FDA commissioner from 2009 until 2015, said she agrees that it’s unlikely that a coronavirus vaccine will get onto the market before trial results are clear, but adds that the Trump administration is unpredictable. Source: Internet

If you can get onto the green in two strokes, but it takes you four or five putts to get into the hole, you’ve basically wasted your approach. Source: Internet

During this curfew, we shall neither leave our homes, nor get onto the streets and refrain from roaming about in our societies or areas. Source: Internet

“I had students in other classes begging to come into the room, begging to get onto the teams. Source: Internet

I think he’s a bit too young for that at the moment but he’ll probably get onto it and go, ‘Dad! Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

get oneself out on a limb get oneself together get online get open get opinion get ousted