get onto
Britishverb
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Also: get on. to board or cause or help to board (a bus, train, etc)
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(intr) to make contact with; communicate with
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(intr) to become aware of (something illicit or secret)
the boss will get onto their pilfering unless they're careful
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(intr) to deliver a demand, request, or rebuke to
I'll get onto the manufacturers to replace these damaged goods
Example Sentences
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Once you get onto the platform, you’re going to be designed into that auto for a number of years.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Only then did the Patriots finally get onto the board with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Maye to receiver Mack Hollins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
“Usually it’s a cat, or sometimes we have cattle that get onto the highway.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025
If a veteran with a service dog tried to get onto a train and was denied, they’d be appealing to the Federal Transit Administration.
From Slate • Jul. 4, 2025
And then 8 more trains came and I decided that I would get onto a train and then I would work out what to do.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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