'get on' definitions:
Definition of 'get on'
(from WordNet)
verb
Have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well" [syn: get along with, get on with, get on, get along]
verb
verb
Get up on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride] [ant: get off, hop out]
verb
Grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight-- let's all go to bed!"
verb
Appear in a show, on T.V. or radio; "The news won't be on tonight" [syn: get on, be on]
verb
Develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn: progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up] [ant: regress, retrograde, retrogress]
verb
Synonyms of 'get on'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- achieve success,
- advance,
- age,
- arrive,
- assume,
- back,
- be a success,
- be getting along,
- be so,
- be such,
- bestraddle,
- bestride,
- board,
- break through,
- buzz off,
- change,
- cheat the undertaker,
- clear,
- clear the hurdle,
- climb on,
- come along,
- come away,
- come on,
- come out,
- come through,
- contrive,
- cut a swath,
- cut the mustard,
- decline,
- depart,
- do,
- do well,
- dodder,
- don,
- draw on,
- dress in,
- engineer,
- enjoy prosperity,
- exit,
- fade,
- fail,
- fare,
- farewell,
- gang along,
- get ahead,
- get along,
- get away,
- get by,
- get in,
- get into,
- get off,
- get on swimmingly,
- get on well,
- get there,
- get under way,
- go,
- go aboard,
- go along,
- go away,
- go far,
- go off,
- go on,
- go on board,
- go on with,
- go places,
- go well,
- grow old,
- hack it,
- hang in,
- hang tough,
- have it made,
- hop in,
- jump in,
- keep at it,
- leave,
- make a breakthrough,
- make a success,
- make good,
- make headway,
- make it,
- make out,
- make progress,
- make the grade,
- make the scene,
- manage,
- manage somehow,
- march,
- march off,
- mosey,
- mount,
- move,
- move away,
- move off,
- move out,
- muddle through,
- negotiate,
- never say die,
- persevere,
- persist,
- pile in,
- proceed,
- progress,
- prosper,
- pull out,
- put on,
- put over,
- put through,
- rise,
- sashay,
- sashay off,
- scrape along,
- see it through,
- shake,
- shape up,
- shrivel,
- sink,
- slip on,
- stack up,
- stagger,
- stagger along,
- stick it out,
- stick to it,
- succeed,
- succeed in,
- survive,
- swing,
- swing the deal,
- take flight,
- take wing,
- throw,
- toddle along,
- totter,
- turn gray,
- turn out,
- turn out well,
- turn white,
- up and go,
- wane,
- waste away,
- wing it,
- wither,
- wizen,
- worry along,
- wrinkle
Words containing 'get on'
- Get,
- Getting,
- To get at,
- To get before,
- To get between,
- To get into,
- To get on,
- To get over,
- To get through,
- To get up,
- all get out,
- get about,
- get at,
- get by,
- get down,
- get in,
- get into,
- get it,
- get it on,
- get it over,
- get off,
- get on with,
- get out,
- get out of,
- get over,
- get through,
- get to,
- get to be,
- get up,
- get with it,
- gets,
- To get a mile,
- To get ahead,
- To get along,
- To get among,
- To get asleep,
- To get astray,
- To get away with,
- To get back,
- To get behind,
- To get beyond,
- To get by heart,
- To get clear,
- To get drunk,
- To get forward,
- To get free,
- To get ground,
- To get hand,
- To get home,
- To get into trouble,
- To get loose,
- To get near,
- To get rid of,
- To get square with,
- To get the best of,
- To get the better of,
- To get the hang of,
- To get the range of,
- To get the start,
- To get wind,
- get a line,
- get a load,
- get a look,
- get a noseful,
- get a whiff,
- get across,
- get ahead,
- get along,
- get along with,
- get around,
- get around to,
- get away,
- get away with,
- get back,
- get back at,
- get behind,
- get cracking,
- get dressed,
- get even,
- get even with,
- get going,
- get hitched with,
- get hold,
- get hold of,
- get in touch,
- get in touch with,
- get laid,
- get married,
- get moving,
- get off the ground,
- get onto,
- get rid of,
- get rolling,
- get started,
- get stuck,
- get the best,
- get the better of,
- get the dope on,
- get the goods,
- get the hang,
- get the hang of,
- get the jump,
- get the picture,
- get the sack,
- get to grips,
- get together,
- get weaving,
- get well,
- get wind,
- get wise,
- get word,
- get worse,
- get-up,
- getting even,
- Get-penny,
- To get one's hand in,
- To get or to hold In chancery,
- To get the cart before the horse,
- attention-getting,
- get one's Irish up,
- get one's lumps,
- get under one's skin,
- get-at-able,
- get-go,
- get-up-and-go,
- to get a word in edgewise,
- to get one's back up,
- to get the lay of the land,
- To get the higher upper hand,
- get-well card,
- un-get-at-able