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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 | ||
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