get on

Enter a vehicle

Get on covers progress, relationships, and mounting.

To get on with something is to proceed or continue: Let's get on with the meeting.

To get on with someone is to have a friendly relationship: She gets on well with her colleagues.

You get on a bus, train, or horse by boarding or mounting.

To be getting on is to grow older: He's getting on in years.

Getting on for means approaching a number: It's getting on for midnight.

board

embark

Board for travel

join · enlist · sign up · load · ride · bus · train · plane · ferry · shuttle

harmony

rapport

Harmonious mutual connection

camaraderie · understanding · accord · chemistry · bond · connection · amity · goodwill · fellowship · cordiality

mount

horse

Domesticated riding animal

  • saddleMounted rider's seat
  • rideJourney atop something
  • climbAscend using effort

straddle · bicycle · motorcycle · camel · donkey · elephant · mule

progress

advance

Move or progress forward

improvement · development · growth · evolution · escalation · maturation · enhancement · upgrade · transformation · refinement

age

elderly

Advanced in age

mature · silver-haired · golden years · veteran · elder · graying · seasoned · autumn years

Categories
Opposites
boarding/entering vehicles

get onget off

Depart from transport

disembark · alight · dismount · step off · deboard

progress/advancement

get onfall behind

Fail to maintain pace

stagnate · regress · flounder · stall · slump

interpersonal relations

get onclash

Violent disagreement or collision

fall out · argue · quarrel · fight · feud

Family

on, get, forget, forgotten, got, getting, get off, gets, gotten

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G