What is the meaning of get on?

verb

  • Have smooth relations.
    • usage: "My boss and I get along very well"
  • Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc..
  • Get up on the back of.
    • usage: "mount a horse"
  • Grow late or (of time) elapse.
    • usage: "It is getting on midnight-let's all go to bed"
  • Appear in a show, on T. V. Or radio.
    • usage: "The news won't be on tonight"
  • Develop in a positive way.
    • usage: "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
  • Grow old or older.
    • usage: "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day-what a depressing thought"; "Young men senesce"
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APAWordNet. (2010). get on. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/get_on/definitions/1281987
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HarvardWordNet 2010, get on, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/get_on/definitions/1281987>.
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