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get on to

get on to verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get on, to.

Verb

get on to (third-person singular simple present gets on to, present participle getting on to, simple past got on to, past participle (UK) got on to or (US) gotten on to)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get on, to.
  2. (UK) To contact (someone) in order to raise or discuss a certain matter.
    • That pipe is leaking again. I'll get on to the plumber in the morning.
  3. To progress to; to start working on.
    • I haven't got time to work on this report today; I'll get on to it tomorrow.

Forms of get on to

third-person singular presentgets on to
present participlegetting on to
pastgot on to
past participle UKgot on to
past participle USgotten on to

Questions about get on to

What does get on to mean?
Get on to means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get on, to.
What part of speech is get on to?
Get on to is a verb.
What is the past tense of get on to?
The past tense of get on to is got on to.

Words near get on to in the dictionary

  1. get on someone's tits
  2. get on someone's wick
  3. get on someone's wrong side
  4. get on the end of
  5. get on the stick
  6. get on to
  7. get on up
  8. get on with
  9. get on with you
  10. get one over on
  11. get one up on

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