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

Many international trips are booked months in advance, and can be hard to cancel, and so even a traveller who feels antagonized by U.S. policies may in the end get on a plane anyway. —Josh Holder, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

The Yankees did get on the board in the seventh inning, as a fielder’s choice off of Aaron Judge’s bat let a run score. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025

The agency's account posted footage of agents detaining a group of men who tried to flee, holding them at gunpoint and ordering them to get on the ground. —Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025

Hopefully at some point the two events can get on the same page and return the US Open to its place of respect. —Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 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