cotton on to (English, verb)
expansion: cotton on to (third-person singular simple present cottons on to, present participle cottoning on to, simple past and past participle cottoned on to)
Senses:
glosses: To come to know or understand (something).
tags: slang
glosses: Synonym of cotton to (“like, tolerate”).
tags: archaic
slang
Forms:
form: cottons on to
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cottoning on to
tags: participle
present
form: cottoned on to
tags: participle
past
form: cottoned on to
tags: past
form: cotton onto
tags: alternative