get on

get on

verb

Definition of GET ON

intransitive verb

1

:  get along <was getting on in years> <got on well with the boss> <get on with the game>

2

:  to gain knowledge or understanding <got on to the racket>

Examples of GET ON

1. <despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on>
2. <find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign>

First Known Use of GET ON

1816

Related to GET ON

Synonyms

cope, do, fare, get by, get along, make out, manage, 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