get onto



get onto

1. To step aboard a mode of transportation (such as a train or airplane). I think you'll feel better once we've gotten onto the plane and are headed for Hawaii. As soon as I got onto the train, the conductor announced a delay.
2. To figure out that someone is doing something in secret. Keep your voice down, we don't want mom to get onto us! The police are here—somebody's gotten onto us!
See also: get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
January['dʒænjuəri]
Gamil-Arabic (Egyptian)
Amiliaə-MEE-lee-ə, ə-MEEL-yəEnglish (Rare)
Amenemhetah-mə-NEM-het (English)Ancient Egyptian
NedeljkaNED-e-lykahCroatian, Serbian
Wulfric-Anglo-Saxon