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

Although this exclusive, members-only shopping experience won’t be opening up for its first appointments until fall 2024, the calendar for the service is already booked up — however, interested fashion enthusiasts can still get on the waitlist. —WWD, 25 June 2024

The Patels would soon get on a flight to South Carolina. —Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024

Get in the pool, get on the swing, go down the slide, run through the sprinklers, sled down the hill etc. —Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 23 June 2024

Music was playing, businesses were setting up and people were milling between booths as an organizer got on the microphone. —Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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