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

got on (to)

verb

past tense of get on (to)

as in realized

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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Kasirye realized treating the individual in the clinic was not enough.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Instead of walking away, Kobe realized Rovell had a mind for business.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of realized

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The animals were discovered on Friday in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, home to pastoral tribal communities that raise cattle.

— Kristin Wright, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
The group discovered early just how much responsibility for the community’s parks, landscaping and common areas rested with private organizations.

— Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of discovered

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Today, that room looks across UC Davis experimental fields — and toward the small airport where the home’s current owner, Elizabeth Thigpen, learned to fly as a teenager.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
These fans haven’t learned that in this city, there’s three ways to spell Loser.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of learned

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Hayley Williams is speaking out days after her ex-husband, Chad Gilbert, the founding guitarist of pop-punk band New Found Glory, died at 45 following a battle with cancer.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Dentsu was founded in 1901 in Tokyo and now has a footprint spanning 120 countries and territories.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

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