GET ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does get on mean? 

• GET ON (verb)
  The verb GET ON has 7 senses:

1. have smooth relations

2. get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

3. get up on the back of

4. grow late or (of time) elapse

5. appear in a show, on T.V. or radio

6. develop in a positive way

7. grow old or older

  Familiarity information: GET ON used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GET ON (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have smooth relations

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

get along; get along with; get on; get on with

Context example:

My boss and I get along very well

Hypernyms (to "get on" is one way to...):

relate (have or establish a relationship to)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

board; get on

Hypernyms (to "get on" is one way to...):

come in; enter; get in; get into; go in; go into; move into (to come or go into)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get on"):

embark; ship (go on board)

entrain (board a train)

catch (reach in time)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

get off (leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Get up on the back of

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bestride; climb on; get on; hop on; jump on; mount; mount up

Context example:

mount a horse

Hypernyms (to "get on" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get on"):

remount (mount again)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Grow late or (of time) elapse

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!

Hypernyms (to "get on" is one way to...):

approach; come near (come near in time)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sense 5

Meaning:

Appear in a show, on T.V. or radio

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

be on; get on

Context example:

The news won't be on tonight

Hypernyms (to "get on" is one way to...):

air (be broadcast)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 6

Meaning:

Develop in a positive way

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

advance; come along; come on; get along; get on; progress; shape up

Context example:

Plans are shaping up

Hypernyms (to "get on" is one way to...):

develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get on"):

climb (improve one's social status)

leapfrog (progress by large jumps instead of small increments)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 7

Meaning:

Grow old or older

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

age; get on; maturate; mature; senesce

Context example:

Young men senesce

Hypernyms (to "get on" is one way to...):

develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get on"):

turn (become officially one year older)

fossilise; fossilize (become mentally inflexible)

dote (be foolish or senile due to old age)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

Then Father came to the rescue, quietly managed everything, and made himself so helpful that I saw my mistake, and never have been able to get on without him since.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

He often comes to see us, and he and mamma get on very well together; they have so many things to talk about in common.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

He will get on to Paris, mark down our luggage, and wait for two days at the depôt.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

In the meantime, Uranus could bring a surprise lucky break this month, one that might help you get on a particular VIP’s shortlist of stars in the making at the company.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

"They do get on the nerves horrible," Henry sympathised.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

I was flying too high, and should never get on, so.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Well, good-bye, and let us know how you get on.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I believe that a single lady can get on very nicely upon an income of about £ 60.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I do not get on at all. I hear such different accounts of you as puzzle me exceedingly.”

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

I knew you would be: you will get on whether your relations notice you or not.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)