English verb: get on | |||
1. | get on (social) have smooth relations | ||
Samples | My boss and I get along very well. | ||
Synonyms | get along, get along with, get on with | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | relate | ||
2. | get on (motion) get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) | ||
Synonyms | board | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | catch, embark, entrain, ship | ||
Antonyms | get off | ||
3. | get on (motion) get up on the back of | ||
Samples | Mount a horse. | ||
Synonyms | bestride, climb on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | remount | ||
Antonyms | hop out, get off | ||
4. | get on (motion) grow late or (of time) elapse | ||
Samples | It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | approach, come near | ||
5. | get on (change) appear in a show, on T.V. or radio | ||
Samples | The news won't be on tonight. | ||
Synonyms | be on | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | air | ||
6. | get on (change) develop in a positive way | ||
Samples | He progressed well in school. My plants are coming along. Plans are shaping up. | ||
Synonyms | advance, come along, come on, get along, progress, shape up | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | develop | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | climb, leapfrog | ||
Antonyms | retrogress, regress, retrograde | ||
7. | get on (change) grow old or older | ||
Samples | She aged gracefully. We age every day--what a depressing thought!. Young men senesce. | ||
Synonyms | age, maturate, mature, senesce | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | develop | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dote, fossilise, fossilize, turn | ||