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

See Examples For:

get on

It all really came out of my own mind because I didn’t feel like I belonged, so I started thinking, why can’t I have this or why didn’t a sketch get on?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

"They get on very well. I see them together every week," explained the royal aide.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“I get on a call and I don’t even speak before they say, ‘I’m so sorry, I can’t believe this happened,’” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Lantratova in turn told AFP in Moscow that the pair -- who earlier worked together on arranging prisoner releases -- had "developed a very constructive and simply good relationship. We get on really well."

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

I rounded them up, dumped some dry cereal in a bowl—because you can always get on top of the situation with little kids by offering treats—and put my creative powers to work.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

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