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get on
verb
Also (when preposition): get onto.to board or cause or help to board (a bus, train, etc)
(tr) to dress in (clothes as specified)
(intr) to grow late or (of time) to elapse
it's getting on and I must go
(intr) (of a person) to grow old
to approach (a time, age, amount, etc)
she is getting on for seventy
(intr) to make progress, manage, or fare
how did you get on in your exam?
to establish a friendly relationship
he gets on well with other people
to continue to do
get on with your homework!
interjection
I don't believe you!
Idioms and Phrases
Also, get upon . Climb on, mount. For example, They say one should get back on a horse as soon as one's fallen off . [Early 1600s]
See get along , def. 1.
See get along , def. 2.
See get along , def. 4. Also see along in years .
, etc. Prosper or succeed, as in Her inheritance has helped her get on in society , or Dad asked if Bill was getting on in the company . [Early 1800s]
get on with it . Move ahead, pursue one's work. For example, We've spent enough time talking about it; now let's get on with it . [Early 1800s]
get on for . Advance toward an age, amount, time, and so on. For example, It's getting on for noon, so we'd better eat lunch . This usage is often put in the participial form, getting on for . [Mid-1800]
See turn on , def. 3. Also see the subsequent entries beginning with get on .
Example Sentences
"The peace and quiet is nice now and just being able to get on with my life is lovely but I've a few more fights with Welsh government to come," he added.
"Then you come here and get on really well with them."
"It was like being at a bus stop with your friends and they start getting on buses, and then you're the last person at the stop."
"This will likely persist until government grapples with the challenges being faced by prospective first-time buyers trying to get on the housing ladder," he said.
“I got on Instagram when I was 10 or 11, and I had no idea of the world that I had just gained access to,” Brown continues.
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