get on

No object

This verb takes no object at all.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: get ON. Saying “GET on” 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 on” comes out as “ge-don” — closer to a fast D than a T.

1
To board a bus, train or plane.
- “We got on at Union Station.”
- “Get on quickly — the doors are closing.”
Similar: board
2
To make progress with a task.
- “I'd better get on with the report.”
Similar: proceed

Something starts running, keeps running, or sits on a surface.

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To rise from bed, or to stand up.

To have a friendly relationship with someone.

To recover from an illness, a shock or an upset.

To survive or endure a difficult period to its end.

To survive or manage with barely enough.

To remove or dispose of something unwanted.

To escape.

To do something wrong and escape the consequences.

To return to a place.

To take revenge on someone.

To enter a car or a small enclosed space.

To leave a car or a building.