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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Cadillac have paid maybe half a billion pounds for certification to get on board.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Then Pol, Martí’s macho young teen son, turns up, who obviously won’t get on with Julia’s boy.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Shane got on top of him and smashed his head on the floor, again and again, knocking Stefan unconscious.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
And each got on their feet to praise the new arrival.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Then Pol, Martí’s macho young teen son, turns up, who obviously won’t get on with Julia’s boy.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Shane got on top of him and smashed his head on the floor, again and again, knocking Stefan unconscious.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
And each got on their feet to praise the new arrival.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Get on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20on. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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