GETTING ON (TO) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

getting on (to)

verb

present participle of get on (to)

as in realizing

to come to an awareness of by the time the CIA got on to the terrorist plot, it was already in progress

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At issue are 50-year-old legal documents that expired without most condo owners realizing it.

— Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Sometimes those hectic summer days carpooling to camp and realizing your kids snacked through your entire Costco run in 48 hours are about survival—not making memories to last a lifetime.

— Melissa Willets, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of realizing

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Upon discovering the tagging, staff staff and equipment were mobilized to remove the markings from the municipal sidewalks through cleaning and power washing, the statement says.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Upon discovering that a nurse at the clinic was stealing vast amounts of fentanyl, Gabby seeks out other victims and leads a groundbreaking legal battle against Yale University.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovering

Verb

Toyota, Honda and Nissan benefited in their most recent quarterly reports from a historically weak currency, with the first two upgrading their full-year forecasts and the latter seeing its first profit in about two years.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Regardless, seeing it in practice helped show what the Bills may do at the macro and micro levels once the regular season begins.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeing

Verb

Only 7% cover accommodations for mobility limitation, hearing disability, vision impairment and sensory disabilities.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The district court judge hearing the case disagreed and ordered that the government had to continue funding legal services.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of hearing

Verb

And staying socially and mentally engaged by participating in hobbies, learning new skills, and maintaining relationships with family and friends are all ways to keep the body and brain active.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
The courses, Cristerna said, would have been useful in learning how to negotiate brand deals, maximize monetization opportunities and cultivate and keep an audience.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of learning

Verb

What was the difference between knowing abstractly and finding out that your grandfather's grandfather was enslaved?

— Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Social media reactions to the announcement suggest that some users are only now finding out that their data was being used for AI training.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of finding out

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