get along

get along

verb

Definition of GET ALONG

intransitive verb

1

a : to proceed toward a destination : progress b : to approach an advanced stage; especially : to approach old age

2

: to meet one's needs : manage <we got along on a minimum of clothing>

3

: to be or remain on congenial terms

Examples of GET ALONG

1. <most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night>
2. <the preparations for the party are getting along just fine>

First Known Use of GET ALONG

1705

Related to GET ALONG

Synonyms: cope, do, fare, get by, get on, make out, manage, shift, fend for oneself, make do, make ends meet, make shift

Antonyms: remain, stand, stay, stop

Related Words: carry on, contrive, scrape (by or through), scrounge; last, survive; eke out, scrape (out), squeeze, wrest, wring; afford, swing

Near Antonyms: collapse, fail, fall short, fizzle, flounder; decline, peter (out), slump, wane; give up

see all synonyms and antonyms

[+]more[-]hide

Rhymes with GET ALONG

all along, before long, billabong, Chittagong, come-along, come along, cradlesong, drinking song, evensong, go along, run along, scuppernong, sing-along, siren song, string along, summerlong, tagalong, Vietcong