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
GÖZde-Turkish
Ximena-Spanish
Zorka-Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
DamianDAY-mee-ən (English), DAHM-yahn (Polish)English, Polish, Dutch
Edna (1)ED-nə (English)Irish, Scottish, English
Nandita-Indian, Hindi, Marathi