āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to get on
[phrase form: get]
01
āĻāϰā§āĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to enter a bus, ship, airplane, etc.
Transitive: to get on a means of transportation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She got on the train for her daily commute.
āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āύāĻŋāĻ āϝāĻžāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϰā§āύ⧠āĻāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž, āϏāĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
to have a good, friendly, or smooth relationship with a person, group, or animal
Intransitive: to get on | to get on with sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The children are getting on better now that they've resolved their differences.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāύ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to have or approach old age
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He noticed that his hair was turning gray, a clear sign that he was getting on.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻā§, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ āϝ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
04
āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
to develop or perform in a positive or successful way
Intransitive: to get on in a specific manner
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her career in marketing has been getting on smoothly, and she's earned several promotions.
āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻā§āύā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
05
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to make an appearance as a performer or guest in a show, on television, or on the radio
Transitive: to get on a show or program
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's been trying to get on a radio program to promote his new book.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āύāϤā§āύ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāϏāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύāĨ¤
06
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻāϰā§āĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to mount on the back of a vehicle or animal, such as a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle
Transitive: to get on animal or vehicle
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He struggled to get on the bicycle without falling.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āύāĻž āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
07
āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
(of time) to pass and progress
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the hours got on, they realized they needed to finish the project.
āĻāύā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞā§, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ āϝ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
08
āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
to continue or begin a task, journey, or project
Intransitive: to get on | to get on with a task or activity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the break, they got on with the meeting as planned.
āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰā§, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
09
āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
to reach great success, particularly in one's career or life
Dialect
British
Intransitive: to get on | to get on in one's career or life
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He aspired to get on in life and achieve financial stability for his family.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāύ⧠āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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