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get on

Verb

get on

(transitive, intransitive) To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
Please get on the bus as quickly as possible.
She has no trouble getting off a bus but has difficulty getting on.
(intransitive) To be successful.
John is really getting on at work.
I hear John has a new job. How's he getting on?
She's getting on very well at school.
(intransitive, with "with") To progress (with).
It's time to get on with improving quality.
(intransitive) To become late.
Time is getting on
It was getting on for midnight before I went to bed.
(intransitive) To become old.
My parents are visibly getting on a bit these days.
(intransitive, chiefly, UK) To have a good relationship; to get along.
I wish you and I could learn to get on.
(transitive) To commence (an action).
The dishes need washing, the floor needs vacuuming, the laundry needs folding. Get on it!

Synonyms

(to board a vehicle) board, climb on, embark, get onboard, get onto, mount
(to enter a vehicle) board, embark, get onboard
(to be successful) bloom, blossom, come along, succeed, thrive
(to become late) get late.
(to become old) age, become old, get old; see also Thesaurus:to age.
(to have a good relationship) get along, understand each other or understand one another

Antonyms

(to board a vehicle) alight from, climb down from, climb off, disembark, exit, get down from, get off, get out of, leave
(to enter a vehicle) alight, climb down, disembark, exit, get down, get off, get out, leave

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