Analysis Complete

get on

/ get on /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
appear in a show, on T.V., radio, etc.
"The news won''t be on tonight"
Type of:
air
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
grow late or (of time) elapse
"It is getting on midnight--let''s all go to bed!"
Type of:
approach come near
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
Opposites:
get off
Type of:
enter come in get into
Kinds of:
embark ship entrain catch
Derived:
boarder
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
grow old or older
"She aged gracefully"
"we age every day--what a depressing thought!"
"Young men senesce"
Type of:
develop
Kinds of:
turn fossilize fossilise dote
Derived:
growth growing maturation development ontogeny
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
have smooth relations
"My boss and I get along very well"
Type of:
relate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
verb Sense 6
get on the back of
"mount a horse"
Opposites:
hop out get off
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
remount
Derived:
saddle horse riding horse mount
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
develop in a positive way
"He progressed well in school"
"My plants are coming along"
"Plans are shaping up"
Opposites:
regress retrograde retrogress
Type of:
develop
Kinds of:
climb leapfrog
Derived:
improvement betterment advance progress progression
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

air approach come near enter come in get into embark ship entrain catch get off develop