get onto

乗る、上に登る

物の上に移動したり、乗り物に乗ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： To move to a position on a surface or enter a vehicle that you can ride in.

• Get onto the bus carefully.
• The cat got onto the table.
• How did you get onto the roof?

使い方： get onto something (Use the ladder to get onto the roof.)

類義語： climb onto, board

よく使う表現： get onto a bus, get onto the roof, get onto a horse

連絡する、問い合わせる

問題を相談したり何かを頼んだりするため、人や組織に連絡すること。

やさしい英語で： To contact someone or an organization to discuss a problem or request something.

• Get onto the supplier today.
• I got onto the council about the rubbish.
• Have you got onto someone who can fix the heater?

使い方： get onto someone about something (I will get onto the landlord about the broken window.)

類義語： contact, get in touch with

よく使う表現： get onto someone, get onto the council

接続する、アクセスする

インターネットや別のコンピューターネットワークにつながること。

やさしい英語で： To connect to the internet or another computer network.

• I cannot get onto the internet.
• She got onto the network using her phone.
• Can visitors get onto the office wifi?

使い方： get onto + network (You need a password to get onto this network.)

類義語： connect to, access

よく使う表現： get onto the internet, get onto a network

叱る、せっつく

間違いをした人を怒って叱る、または何かをするよう繰り返し迫ること。

やさしい英語で： To tell someone angrily they have done something wrong, or keep pressing them to do something.

• Dad got onto me for shouting.
• The teacher got onto us about our unfinished work.
• Why are you always getting onto him?

使い方： get onto someone for doing something (My boss got onto me for arriving late.); get onto someone about something (She keeps getting onto him about his homework.)

類義語： scold, nag, tell off, criticize

反対語： praise

よく使う表現： get onto someone, get onto me

始めるきっかけを作る、紹介する

食事法や活動など、新しいものを知ったり始めたりするきっかけを作ること。

やさしい英語で： To help someone discover or start using something new, such as a diet or activity.

• My friend got me onto yoga.
• She got her father onto a healthier diet.
• Who got you onto this new music app?

使い方： get someone onto something (My sister got me onto this exercise program.)

類義語： introduce to, turn on to

よく使う表現： get someone onto something, get someone onto yoga

見る、目を向ける

特に驚くような、または面白い人や物に目を向けること。

やさしい英語で： To look at someone or something, especially something surprising or interesting.

• Get onto that enormous hat!
• Hey, get onto the cat riding on the dog's back.
• Did you get onto his bright green shoes?

使い方： get onto someone/something (Get onto that dog balancing on the chair!)

類義語： look at, check out

よく使う表現： get onto this, get onto that, get onto someone