English verb: get along | |||
| 1. | get along (stative) proceed or get along | ||
| Samples | How is she doing in her new job?. How are you making out in graduate school?. He's come a long way. | ||
| Synonyms | come, do, fare, make out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, proceed | ||
| 2. | get along (social) have smooth relations | ||
| Samples | My boss and I get along very well. | ||
| Synonyms | get along with, get on, get on with | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | relate | ||
| 3. | get along (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 on, progress, shape up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | develop | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | climb, leapfrog | ||
| Antonyms | retrogress, regress, retrograde | ||