get on meaning and definition

GET ON verb

Definition of get on (verb)

1. have smooth relations
   • "My boss and I get along very well"
   • synonyms: get along, get along with, get on with
2. get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
   • synonyms: board
   • antonym: get off
3. get up on the back of
   • "mount a horse"
   • synonyms: bestride, climb on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up
   • antonym: get off
4. grow late or (of time) elapse
   • "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!"
5. appear in a show, on T.V. or radio
   • "The news won't be on tonight"
   • synonyms: be on
6. develop in a positive way
   • "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
   • antonym: regress
7. grow old or older
   • "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
   • synonyms: age, maturate, mature, senesce