get on

verb

got on; got on or gotten on; getting on; gets 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

transitive verb

1

: to produce an unfortunate effect on : upset

the noise got on my nerves

2

: to criticize insistently

the fans got on him for losing the game

Synonyms of get on

• cope
• do
• get by
• get along
• make do
• make ends meet

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Regardless, the new corporate owners of the network, embodied by the late, great Robert Duvall‘s C-suite apparatchik, get on board. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026

Degnan got on board with a one-out single to left, but is stranded there as Moss gets out of the inning unscathed. —Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026

Junior two-sport star Jayda Palumbo had a few early chances for the Eagles, but couldn’t get on the scoring sheet. —Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026

After a scoreless first period, the defending Olympic gold medalists, too prideful to roll over, got on the scoreboard first. —Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Rhymes for get on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon

Kids Definition

get on

verb

1

: get along sense 3

they got on well

2

: to start dealing with

I'll get on it right away

3

: to criticize (someone) repeatedly

4

: to grow old