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put onto

B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To tell someone about something good or to connect them with the right person.

Meanings

1 B1 idiomatic informal

To tell someone about something useful, helpful, or interesting.

"It was my colleague who put me onto this podcast — it's brilliant."

Grammar: separable
2 B1 neutral

To connect someone with another person who can help, often by phone.

"Hold on — I'll put you onto our customer service team."

Grammar: separable
3 B2 idiomatic neutral

To make someone aware of a suspected person, place, or lead during an investigation.

"An anonymous call put the police onto the suspect."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Common in everyday British and American English. Always takes a person and then a thing or another person: 'She put me onto a great doctor.' Also used to mean connecting someone by phone.

Commonly used with

doctor supplier contact idea trick job

Forms

Base
put onto
I/you/we/they
3rd person
puts onto
he/she/it
Past simple
put onto
yesterday
Past participle
put onto
have + pp
-ing form
putting onto
continuous

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Synonyms

recommend direct to connect with introduce to tip off about refer to

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