GET ON


Meaning of GET ON in English

I. phrasal

1. : enter , board , mount

got on the horse and rode away

2. : to produce an unfortunate effect on : disturb , upset

that sort of talk gets on my nerves

3. : to give attention or consideration to

doesn't know when to stop talking once he gets on music

4. : to subject to reprimand or punishment

promised to get on him for his negligence

II. transitive verb

: to dress oneself in : don

get on thy boots: we'll ride all night — Shakespeare

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to continue toward a destination : move along

finished his drink and said that he had to be getting on

b. : to continue with one's work or business : proceed

his desire to get on with his studies — T.B.Costain

c. : to draw near : come close

it was getting on to four in the morning, and he had not yet closed an eye — F.W.Crofts

d. : to become late

it was getting on in the afternoon and we were tired — L.A.Viereck

e. : to become old : age

I am indeed getting on … and a helpmate would cheer my declining days — W.S.Gilbert

2.

a. : to achieve success : progress , prosper

watched every opportunity because he wanted to get on — Robert Westerby

b. : to carry on one's affairs : fare , manage

the legacy … came after he was well started, and he always says he could have got on without it — Ellen Glasgow

3. : to maintain a friendly relationship : be on good terms

will she get on with your father's wife — Rose Macaulay

4. : to gain knowledge or understanding : grasp the meaning : catch on — used with to

he soon got on to the racket they were working

5. chiefly Britain : to make contact — used with to

I'll get on to the telephone people first thing in the morning — Dorothy Sayers

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.