GET ON Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

Definition of get on next

as in to cope

to meet one's day-to-day needs despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on

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as in to do

to move forward along a course find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign

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get on (to)

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as in to realize

to come to an awareness of by the time the CIA got on to the terrorist plot, it was already in progress

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So then how did Reeves' DNA get on the guide rod of the murder weapon? —

Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024 Ahead of the show, Foster got on the phone between tour dates to tell the stories behind five of his signature tunes. —

Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 The Supreme Court rejected Kennedy’s effort to get on the ballot in New York and to be removed from the ballot in the swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin. —

Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024 Harris posed for a photo with staff and waved to the media before getting on the plane headed for Reno, Nevada. —

Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get on