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Dictionary definition · get on

verb

  1. have smooth relations"My boss and I get along very well"
  2. get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
  3. get up on the back of"mount a horse"
  4. grow late or (of time) elapse"It is getting on midnight — let's all go to bed!"
  5. appear in a show, on T.V. or radio"The news won't be on tonight"
  6. develop in a positive way"He progressed well in school"
  7. grow old or older"She aged gracefully"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).