Get on - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɡet ɑːn|
Brit.  |ˈɡet ɒn|

verb

- have smooth relations (syn: get along)
- get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) (syn: board)
- get up on the back of (syn: bestride, jump on, mount)
- grow late or (of time) elapse
- appear in a show, on T.V. or radio (syn: be on)
- develop in a positive way (syn: advance, come along, come on, get along, progress)
- grow old or older (syn: age, maturate, mature, senesce)

Extra examples

It is getting on for supper-time.

Get on, we shall miss the train at this rate.

Get your coat on quickly, the taxi's waiting.

...despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on...

...find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign...

How is he getting on?

How did you get on? - I think I got the job.

Do your children get on?

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