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get on
Overview of verb get-on
The verb get on has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (2) get along with, get on with, get on, get along -- (have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well")
2. (1) board, get on -- (get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.))
3. (1) hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride -- (get on the back of; "mount a horse")
4. (1) get on -- (grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!")
5. (1) get on, be on -- (appear in a show, on T.V. or radio; "The news won't be on tonight")
6. (1) 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")
7. senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate -- (grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce")
Antonyms of verb get-on
1 of 7 senses of get on
Sense 2
board, get on
Antonym of get off (Sense 1)
=>get off
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb get-on
7 senses of get on
Sense 1
get along with, get on with, get on, get along
=> relate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
board, get on
=> enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
Sense 3
hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> move
Sense 4
get on
=> approach, come near
=> come, come up
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 5
get on, be on
=> air
Sense 6
progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
=> develop
=> grow
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 7
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
=> develop
=> grow
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb get-on
4 of 7 senses of get on
Sense 2
board, get on
=> embark, ship
=> entrain
=> catch
Sense 3
hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> remount
Sense 6
progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
=> climb
=> leapfrog
Sense 7
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
=> turn
=> fossilize, fossilise
=> dote
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb get-on
7 senses of get on
Sense 1
get along with, get on with, get on, get along
=> relate
Sense 2
board, get on
=> enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
Sense 3
hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> move
Sense 4
get on
=> approach, come near
Sense 5
get on, be on
=> air
Sense 6
progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
=> develop
Sense 7
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
=> develop
'Cause To' of verb get-on
Derived Forms of verb get-on
Domain of verb get-on
Domain Terms of verb get-on
Familiarity of verb get-on
get on used as a verb is common (polysemy count =7)
Sample Sentences of verb get-on
7 senses of get on
Sense 1
get along with, get on with, get on, get along
*> Somebody ----s somebody
=> Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Sense 2
board, get on
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
get on
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 5
get on, be on
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 6
progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 7
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb get-on
7 senses of get on
Sense 1
get along with, get on with, get on, get along
> relate
=> harmonize, harmonise
=> oblige, bind, hold, obligate
=> connect
=> disrespect
=> mesh
=> take back
=> get along with, get on with, get on, get along
=> bind, tie, attach, bond
Sense 2
board, get on
> enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
=> take the field
=> penetrate, perforate
=> re-enter
=> file in
=> pop in
=> walk in
=> call at, out in
=> take water
=> turn in
=> board, get on
=> intrude, irrupt
=> intrude on, invade, obtrude upon, encroach upon
=> dock
Sense 3
hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 4
get on
> approach, come near
=> get on
Sense 5
get on, be on
> air
=> get on, be on
Sense 6
progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
> develop
=> differentiate
=> dedifferentiate
=> grow
=> senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
=> age
=> progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
=> mature, maturate, grow
=> evolve
=> adolesce
=> build up, work up, build, progress
=> incubate
=> blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold
=> bloom, blossom, flower
=> spike, spike out
=> bud
Sense 7
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
> develop
=> differentiate
=> dedifferentiate
=> grow
=> senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
=> age
=> progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
=> mature, maturate, grow
=> evolve
=> adolesce
=> build up, work up, build, progress
=> incubate
=> blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold
=> bloom, blossom, flower
=> spike, spike out
=> bud
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb get-on
Sense 1
get along with, get on with, get on, get along
=> relate
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Sense 2
board, get on
=> enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
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Sense 3
hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> move
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Sense 4
get on
=> approach, come near
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Sense 5
get on, be on
=> air
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Sense 6
progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
=> develop
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Sense 7
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
=> develop
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