Meaning of get on | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
   intransitive, transitive
2. To cope or manage (over time); to handle a situation; to perform or make progress.
   intransitive
3. To progress (with); to move forward.
   intransitive, often
4. To move forward so as to approach a deadline or become late in the day.
   intransitive, often
5. To approach (a value, level, point in time, etc.)
   intransitive
6. To become old.
   intransitive
7. To have a good relationship; to get along.
   UK, intransitive, often
8. To cope or deal (with).
   UK, intransitive
9. To commence (an action).
   transitive
10. To place a bet on.
    archaic, slang, transitive
11. Synonym of have on.
12. To have sex; to be sexually promiscuous.
    slang
13. To do drugs; to get drunk; to buy drugs; to regularly use drugs.
    slang
14. To observe or notice.
    slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Please⟳ get⟳ on the bus as quickly as possible.”

“She has no trouble⟳ getting off a bus but has difficulty getting on.”

“I had to get⟳ on a chair to change⟳ the light⟳ bulb.”

“John is really getting on at work⟳.”

“I hear⟳ John has a new job. How's he getting on?”

“She's getting on very well at school.”

“It's time to get⟳ on with improving quality.”

“We've wasted enough time now. Can we get⟳ on, please⟳?”

“Time is getting on. We need⟳ to hurry⟳ up or we'll miss⟳ our flight.”

“The hour is getting on. It'll be dark soon.”

“The cost⟳ was getting on for a thousand pounds.”

“She must be getting on for 65 years of age.”

“There were getting on for 40 people last⟳ night.”

“It was getting on for midnight before I went to bed.”

“My parents are visibly getting on (in years) these days.”

““I don't know⟳ how you and the ‘head,’ as you call⟳ him, will get⟳ on, but I do know⟳ that if you call⟳ my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble⟳. It's bad enough to go around togged out like⟳ a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand⟳ that 'cause I'm paid for it. […]””

“John doesn't get⟳ on with Jack. They're always arguing.”

“I wish⟳ you and I could learn⟳ to get⟳ on.”

“I can't get⟳ on with prunes. They give⟳ me indigestion.”

“The dishes need⟳ washing, the floor needs vacuuming, the laundry needs folding. Get⟳ on it!”

“to get⟳ on a horse or a man”

“Get⟳ on that guy!”

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