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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Long before viewers began embracing the footage, however, organizers needed athletes to get on board, with Exarchos calling their safety his top priority.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Stipe says singles get on stage and tell the audience about themselves.
—Leondra Head, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Convincing insurers, clinicians, and patients to get on board with an entirely new treatment modality has been harder than anticipated.
—Mario Aguilar, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
That means that each week more than 100,000 people get on bikes and skates and rollerblades to roll past some of the most iconic parts of Mexico's capital city.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Stipe says singles get on stage and tell the audience about themselves.
—Leondra Head, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Convincing insurers, clinicians, and patients to get on board with an entirely new treatment modality has been harder than anticipated.
—Mario Aguilar, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
That means that each week more than 100,000 people get on bikes and skates and rollerblades to roll past some of the most iconic parts of Mexico's capital city.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Get on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20on. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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