Meaning: Continue doing something
Example: The teacher asked the pupils to GET ON with some work quietly as she had to leave the classroom.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
Meaning: Enter a bus, train, plane, etc.
Example: We GOT ON the train at Plymouth and went up to London.
- Inseparable
Meaning: Make progress, deal with something with a reasonable degree of success
Example: How are you GETTING ON with your Spanish lessons?
Meaning: Have a good relationship
Example: We have always GOT ON well.
Meaning: Become old, age
Example: He's GETTING ON now and doesn't work so hard.
Meaning: Be late or near an arranged time
Example: I must get home now; it's GETTING ON.
Meaning: Wear, fit
Example: I have put so much weight on that I couldn't GET my old suits ON.
- Separable [optional]
Meaning: Leave
Example: I must be GETTING ON; I have other things to do this evening.
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We have 66 phrasal verbs with 'GET'
- Get about - Get above - Get across - Get across to - Get after - Get ahead - Get ahead of - Get along - Get along in - Get along with - Get around - Get around to - Get at - Get away - Get away from - Get away with - Get away! - Get back - Get back at - Get back into - Get back to - Get back together - Get behind - Get behind with - Get by - Get by on - Get by with - Get down - Get down on - Get down to - Get in - Get in on - Get in with - Get into - Get it - Get it off - Get it off with - Get it on - Get it on with - Get it together - Get it up - Get off - Get off it - Get off on - Get off with - Get off! - Get on - Get on at - Get on for - Get on to - Get on with - Get onto - Get out - Get out of - Get out! - Get over - Get over with - Get round - Get round (around) to - Get round (or around) - Get through - Get through to - Get to - Get together - Get up - Get up to
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