get on
verb
got on; got on or gotten on; getting on; gets on
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 in a Sentence
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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Once on the other side of the security checkpoint, there will no longer be the need to get on the tram from landside to airside.
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John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Only about 159,000 people got on or off a train in Rochester in all of 2024.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2025
Following Bush’s speech, his administration told American embassies to press nations to get on board with the repeal effort.
—Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
The seal fell off the boat, but quickly got on board again.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Only about 159,000 people got on or off a train in Rochester in all of 2024.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2025
Following Bush’s speech, his administration told American embassies to press nations to get on board with the repeal effort.
—Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
The seal fell off the boat, but quickly got on board again.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Get on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20on. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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