get on
verb
got on; got on or gotten on; getting on; gets on
1
: get along
was getting on in years
got on well with the boss
get on with the game
2
: to gain knowledge or understanding
got on to the racket
1
: to produce an unfortunate effect on : upset
the noise got on my nerves
2
: to criticize insistently
the fans got on him for losing the game
Examples of get on in a Sentence
despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign
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Markanich chased down a long ball over the top, got on the outside of defender Mauricio Cuevas and slipped the ball under Galaxy goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski.
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Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
The two had separate paths into getting on the show.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Cora added that the club needs to also start finding ways to get on base more often.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
To get on a bus is to spend some time climbing aboard, or being pushed from behind, or being pulled up by the armpit.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
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Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
The two had separate paths into getting on the show.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Cora added that the club needs to also start finding ways to get on base more often.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
To get on a bus is to spend some time climbing aboard, or being pushed from behind, or being pulled up by the armpit.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for get on
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“Get on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20on. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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