phrasal verb · neutral
get onto
UK/ɡet ˈɒn.tuː/US/ɡet ˈɑːn.toʊ/get ON·to
speaking
contact someone (about something) or start to deal with a problem
Examples
“I'll get onto the manager and ask about the schedule.”
“We need to get onto improving our study plan before exams.”
“Have you tried getting onto customer support?”
Band 8 sentence
“I'll get onto the supplier first thing tomorrow to confirm delivery dates.”
Collocations
- get onto someone
- get onto the issue
- get onto customer support
Word family
get onto (v) verbgets onto (v) verbgetting onto (v-ing) verbgot onto (past) verb
Common mistakes
get on to someone→get onto someone
I'll get on him→I'll get onto him
Say it for a higher band
5contact→6approach→7+get onto
Synonyms
contact
approach
Easily confused
contact
“You should contact customer support about the issue.”
get on with
“Stop talking and get on with your homework.”
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