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."
separable
put onto
B1 informal separable transitive
To tell someone about something useful or connect them with a person who can help.
In plain English
To tell someone about something good or to connect them with the right person.
What does "put onto" mean?
3 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
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."
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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."
separable
Usage tip
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.
Words that pair with "put onto"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
doctor supplier contact idea trick job
How to conjugate "put onto"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
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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