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Verb get on has 7 senses
- get along with, get on with, get on, get along - have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well"
--1 is one way to relate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
=> Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- board, get on - get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
--2 is one way to enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
Antonyms: get off
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride - get on the back of; "mount a horse"
--3 is one way to move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- get on - grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!"
--4 is one way to approach, come near
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- get on, be on - appear in a show, on T.V., radio, etc.; "The news won't be on tonight"
--5 is one way to air
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up - develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
--6 is one way to develop
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate - grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
--7 is one way to develop
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
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