get onto

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Verb

get onto

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see get, onto
2. To move onto an object, especially one on which it is possible to stand.

   The child will get onto the merry-go-round.

3. To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter.

   You should get onto the manufacturers and complain.

4. To connect, especially to the Internet or a network.

   With my new computer, I can get onto the Internet faster.

5. (transitive) To scold someone.

   My father got onto me for taking the car without asking.

6. (transitive, 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.

Synonyms

• (to move onto an object) board
• (to connect to a network) log on
• (to scold) reprimand, scold

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