get on with en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.
My audience to this not-too-easy operation was a small group of Scottish school lasses, who seemed (perhaps naturally) to find the proceedings somewhat mysterious, but at any rate amusing. I wished they would go away, but they didn't, so I had to get on with the job to the accompaniment of a background of giggles!
1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 77:“Never better,” the Raabster spat back. “Just get on with it. What’s the score?”
2023 April 21, John Crace, “Psycho goes down raging: the liberal wokerati finally get to Raab”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Turn off the television and get on with your homework.
Now that the technical difficulties have been taken care of, let's get on with the show!
TfL has more than enough to be getting on with each day without having to chaperone TV crews.
2021 June 30, Tim Dunn, “How we made... Secrets of the London Underground”, in RAIL, number 934, pages 48–49:I have to get on with my spring cleaning.
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(transitive) To have a good relationship with.
Peter is not easy to get on with.
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(transitive) To successfully use or adapt to.
I just can't get on with these new glasses.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| getting on with | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got on with | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got on with | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gotten on with | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| gets on with | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
commence (proceed with) · start (proceed with) · proceed (proceed with) · continue (proceed with) · begin (proceed with) · get along with · get on (proceed with) · keep on (proceed with)
Translations (29)
vi tiếp tục (proceed with) · es proceder con (proceed with) · de fortfahren (proceed with) · es hacer (proceed with) · cmn 持續 /持续 (proceed with) · nl aan de gang gaan met (proceed with) · hy ձեռնամուխ լինել (proceed with) · cs dát se do toho (proceed with) · es continuar con (proceed with) · cs jít na to (proceed with) · vi quay lại (proceed with) · es realizar (proceed with) · de sich begeben (proceed with) · pl przechodzić do rzeczy (proceed with) · nl doorgaan (proceed with) · cmn 繼續 /继续 (proceed with) · ru продолжа́ть (proceed with) · ru продолжи́ть (proceed with) · es comenzar (proceed with) · pl przejść do rzeczy (proceed with) · ru приступа́ть (proceed with) · fi aloittaa (proceed with) · es proseguir con (proceed with) · es seguir con (proceed with) · pt andar logo com (proceed with) · hy անցնել (proceed with) · fr retourner à (proceed with) · fi käydä käsiksi (proceed with) · es empezar (proceed with)