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

If they get on the pitch together, Jude and Jobe won't be the first brothers to represent the Three Lions.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

“When tech is leading the way, it’s very easy to get on board,” Corpina said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 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

At Turner, senior leaders there get on a call within four hours of any incident being reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Things would go much more smoothly, Bat thought, if the other kids would stop asking questions and interfering, and just let him get on with the job.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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