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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All in all, Wegner's call was costly for the Blue Jays as the Dodgers got on the board in the bottom of the second inning to take a 1-0 lead.
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Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
To explain it in NFL terms – where Alexander-Arnold was essentially a quarterback, playing passes forward from deep, his replacement Jeremie Frimpong is more of a wide receiver, looking to get on the end of passes much higher up the field.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
The only action that Dowdle got on that series?
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
The start wasn’t necessarily the best for Yamamoto, as the leadoff hitter got on base for the Blue Jays in each of the first three innings.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
To explain it in NFL terms – where Alexander-Arnold was essentially a quarterback, playing passes forward from deep, his replacement Jeremie Frimpong is more of a wide receiver, looking to get on the end of passes much higher up the field.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
The only action that Dowdle got on that series?
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
The start wasn’t necessarily the best for Yamamoto, as the leadoff hitter got on base for the Blue Jays in each of the first three innings.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Get on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20on. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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