1
as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
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2
as in to do
to move forward along a course
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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as in to realize
to come to an awareness of
by the time the CIA got on to the terrorist plot, it was already in progress
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Recent Examples of get on
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
In every one of the 11 games since the trade deadline, the bottom three hitters in the Padres’ order have combined to get on base at least twice.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Pretty much any way there was to get on base, the Reds did it off Suarez, who fell to 8–6 and had his ERA climb to 3.28, the first time it's been that high since his fourth start of the season.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
When one of Newcastle’s wingers stays wide, the other tends to head into the area, ready to get on the end of crosses.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
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All of this brings us to Lisa, who, of course, missed her plane from Miami to Seville and then had to get on another plane to London, then another plane to Madrid, and then a train from Madrid to Seville which, a cursory Google tells me, takes about three hours.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
In every one of the 11 games since the trade deadline, the bottom three hitters in the Padres’ order have combined to get on base at least twice.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Pretty much any way there was to get on base, the Reds did it off Suarez, who fell to 8–6 and had his ERA climb to 3.28, the first time it's been that high since his fourth start of the season.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
When one of Newcastle’s wingers stays wide, the other tends to head into the area, ready to get on the end of crosses.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Get on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20on. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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