"get on to" meaning in English

See get on to in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gets on to [present, singular, third-person], getting on to [participle, present], got on to [past], got on to [UK, participle, past], gotten on to [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> on to}} 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.
    Sense id: en-get_on_to-en-verb-Xvo70PZN
  2. (UK) To contact (someone) in order to raise or discuss a certain matter. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-get_on_to-en-verb-X1bqs4rb Categories (other): British English
  3. To progress to; to start working on.
    Sense id: en-get_on_to-en-verb-zXN3Hevw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", English phrasal verbs formed with "to", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 19 70 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 15 17 68 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "to": 12 18 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 10 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 8 86

Inflected forms

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