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get on

ge·ton

fairly common

verb

1.

have smooth relations

  • “My boss and I get along very well”
2.

get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

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3.

get on the back of

  • “mount a horse”
4.

grow late or (of time) elapse

  • “It is getting on midnight--let”
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5.

appear in a show, on T.V., radio, etc.

  • “The news won”
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6.

develop in a positive way

  • “He progressed well in school”
  • “My plants are coming along”
  • “Plans are shaping up”
7.

grow old or older

  • “She aged gracefully”
  • “we age every day--what a depressing thought!”
  • “Young men senesce”

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