get on

British  

verb

1. Also (when preposition): get onto.  to board or cause or help to board (a bus, train, etc)

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. 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. to establish a friendly relationship

   he gets on well with other people

8. to continue to do

   get on with your homework!

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interjection

1. I don't believe you!

get on Idioms  

1. 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]

2. See get along , def. 1.

3. See get along , def. 2.

4. See get along , def. 4. Also see along in years .

5. , 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]

6. 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]

7. 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]

8. See turn on , def. 3. Also see the subsequent entries beginning with get on .

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Example Sentences

He said: "Because we have both been through it, we don't see it as a big deal really, we just get on with it."

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The added benefit of arriving into these positions, whether wide or central, rather than waiting on the touchline for the ball, helped him get on the ball with separation from his marker more often too.

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McDonnell told the Today programme he thought these were "serious allegations" and that the "Labour Party should get on top of it".

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To be ready for the myriad cameras capturing the flip of the coin, both captains have to be in place a good two minutes before getting on with the ceremony.

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But the two German teams were too good and the only way Wyatt and Tarbit could have got on the podium would have been if Weston and Stoecker had not.

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Related Words

• do
• get along