English verb: get onto | |||
1. | get onto (cognition) understand, usually after some initial difficulty | ||
Samples | She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on. | ||
Synonyms | catch on, cotton on, get it, get wise, latch on, tumble, twig | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy | ||