get on

verb

1. to board or cause or help to board (a bus, train, etc) Also (when preposition)get onto
2. tr to dress in (clothes as specified)
3. intr to grow late or (of time) to elapse

   it's getting on and I must go

4. intr (of a person) to grow old
5. intrfoll byfor to approach (a time, age, amount, etc)

   she is getting on for seventy

6. intr to make progress, manage, or fare

   how did you get on in your exam?

7. introften foll bywith to establish a friendly relationship

   he gets on well with other people

8. intrfoll bywith to continue to do

   get on with your homework!

interjection

1. I don't believe you!

Example Sentences

"We didn’t have credentials to get on the field. But I said 'no-one is going to pay attention'. This was pre-9/11, security was much more lax than it is now."

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"I know what's important for me in this competition, that the girls find a way to gel and get on," said Keothavong.

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It happened as the Labour Peer, who is blind, slipped while getting on to a District Line train with his guide dog, last month.

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The Department of Health wants to get on with the process.

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"We're a good group here and we all get on," says Mike.

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Related Words

• do
• get along