get onto vs latch on

get onto and latch on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get onto	No	No	Yes	No
latch on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, get onto and latch on are synonyms defined as:

get onto and latch on: understand, usually after some initial difficulty

Other synonyms of get onto include catch on, cotton on, get it, get wise, tumble, twig.

get onto (verb)	latch on (verb)
understand, usually after some initial difficulty	understand, usually after some initial difficulty
	adopt
	take hold of or attach to