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

Synonyms

• cope
• do
• fare
• get along
• get by
• make out
• manage
• shift

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

After Uncle Sam got on the motorcycle, as previously seen on every night of both residencies, there was an edit, and then a cut right to the skeletal avatar driving around a neon cartoon rendering of the streets of Las Vegas. —Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025

Officers then found him at the apartment’s leasing office, but Savage allegedly did not listen to orders to get on the ground. —Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025

Then gets ready for the show with soundcheck etc, then meets dozen of fans, then meets radio people and then goes out and sings her heart out for 2 hours, then gets on the bus and on to the next city for a repeat. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

They'll be entirely grossed out at the thought that something else got on them. —Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined at 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