get on

verb

  1. 1

    grow old or older

    She aged gracefully

    we age every day--what a depressing thought!

  2. 2

    develop in a positive way

    He progressed well in school

    My plants are coming along

  3. 3

    appear in a show, on T.V. or radio

    The news won't be on tonight

  4. 4

    grow late or (of time) elapse

    It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!

  5. 5

    get up on the back of

    mount a horse

  6. 6

    get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

  7. 7

    have smooth relations

    My boss and I get along very well

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