get on

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verb (mainly adverb)

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

(tr) to dress in (clothes as specified)

(intr) to grow late or (of time) to elapseit's getting on and I must go

(intr) (of a person) to grow old

(intr foll by for) to approach (a time, age, amount, etc)she is getting on for seventy

(intr) to make progress, manage, or farehow did you get on in your exam?

(intr often foll by with) to establish a friendly relationshiphe gets on well with other people

(intr foll by with) to continue to doget on with your homework!

interjection

I don't believe you!

Words nearby get on

get off scot-free, get off someone's back, get off the dime, get off the ground, get off the hook, get on, get one down, get one's, get one's act together, get one's bearings, get one's comeuppance

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Idioms and Phrases with get on

get on

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.

get on in the world or company, 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.

单词	get on
释义	get on SEE SYNONYMS FOR get on ON THESAURUS.COM verb (mainly adverb) to board or cause or help to board (a bus, train, etc)Also (when preposition): get onto (tr) to dress in (clothes as specified) (intr) to grow late or (of time) to elapseit's getting on and I must go (intr) (of a person) to grow old (intr foll by for) to approach (a time, age, amount, etc)she is getting on for seventy (intr) to make progress, manage, or farehow did you get on in your exam? (intr often foll by with) to establish a friendly relationshiphe gets on well with other people (intr foll by with) to continue to doget on with your homework! interjection I don't believe you! Words nearby get on get off scot-free, get off someone's back, get off the dime, get off the ground, get off the hook, get on, get one down, get one's, get one's act together, get one's bearings, get one's comeuppance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with get on get on 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 get on in the world or company, 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. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to get on do, get along, wear, ascend, board, climb, embark, scale, enplane, entrain, go up, advance, fare, get by, make out, manage, muddle through, prosper, shift, succeed
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