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
Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Sharpe got on the mic on the latest episode of Nightcap and cleared up the miscommunication that caused the diss.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 13 June 2025
The whole point is to allow the player to get on the field early without fear of losing money, while negotiations are ongoing.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 13 June 2025
This could further exacerbate the challenges facing first-time homebuyers in the state, who are struggling to get on the property ladder due to historically high mortgage rates, rising prices, and growing housing costs.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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The Dodgers didn’t get on the scoreboard again until the seventh inning, when Teoscar Hernandez hit a home run off of Webb, his 12th of the season.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Sharpe got on the mic on the latest episode of Nightcap and cleared up the miscommunication that caused the diss.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 13 June 2025
The whole point is to allow the player to get on the field early without fear of losing money, while negotiations are ongoing.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 13 June 2025
This could further exacerbate the challenges facing first-time homebuyers in the state, who are struggling to get on the property ladder due to historically high mortgage rates, rising prices, and growing housing costs.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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“Get on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20on. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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