AAAmerican Accent US

get along

No object

This verb takes no object at all.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: get ALONG. Saying “GET along” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

The /t/ flaps. Between vowels, American /t/ and /d/ both become a quick tap, so “get along” comes out as “ge-dalong” — closer to a fast D than a T.

What it means

  1. To have a friendly relationship with someone.

    • “It's important to get along with your neighbors.”
    • “The two of them have never really got along.”

    Similar: get on, hit it off

The particle logic

along

Moving forward in company, or in agreement.

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get along — meaning, examples & how to say it