"get on with" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets on with [present, singular, third-person], getting on with [participle, present], got on with [past], got on with [UK, participle, past], gotten on with [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> on with|head=get on with}} get on with (third-person singular simple present gets on with, present participle getting on with, simple past got on with, past participle (UK) got on with or (US) gotten on with)
  1. (transitive) To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption. Tags: transitive Synonyms (proceed with): begin, continue, keep on, get on, proceed, start, commence Related terms: get on with you Translations (proceed with): անցնել (ancʿnel) (Armenian), ձեռնամուխ լինել (jeṙnamux linel) (Armenian), 繼續 (Chinese Mandarin), 继续 (jìxù) (Chinese Mandarin), 持續 (Chinese Mandarin), 持续 (chíxù) (Chinese Mandarin), dát se do toho (Czech), jít na to (Czech), aan de gang gaan met (Dutch), doorgaan (Dutch), aloittaa (Finnish), käydä käsiksi (Finnish), retourner à (French), fortfahren (German), sich begeben (German), andar logo com (Portuguese), приступа́ть (pristupátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), продолжа́ть (prodolžátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), продолжи́ть (prodolžítʹ) (english: to continue) [perfective] (Russian), hacer (english: proceed) (Spanish), realizar (Spanish), proceder con (Spanish), comenzar (english: begin) (Spanish), empezar (Spanish), continuar con (english: continue) (Spanish), seguir con (Spanish), proseguir con (Spanish), quay lại (Vietnamese), tiếp tục (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-get_on_with-en-verb-2aWoHjUB Disambiguation of 'proceed with': 99 0 1 Disambiguation of 'proceed with': 99 0 1
  2. (transitive) To have a good relationship with. Tags: transitive Synonyms: get along with
    Sense id: en-get_on_with-en-verb-qtLePemF
  3. (transitive) To successfully use or adapt to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-get_on_with-en-verb-Qrc8mfAP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on), English phrasal verbs with particle (with) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 9 54 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (on): 31 15 54 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (with): 31 15 54

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Turn off the television and get on with your homework.",
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          "text": "Now that the technical difficulties have been taken care of, let's get on with the show!",
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          "ref": "2021 June 30, Tim Dunn, “How we made... Secrets of the London Underground”, in RAIL, number 934, pages 48–49",
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          "_dis1": "99 0 1",
          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "proceed with",
          "word": "quay lại"
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        "(transitive) To successfully use or adapt to."
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      "word": "անցնել"
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      "sense": "proceed with",
      "word": "持續"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "word": "dát se do toho"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "proceed with",
      "word": "jít na to"
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      "word": "doorgaan"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "aloittaa"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "proceed with",
      "word": "käydä käsiksi"
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      "word": "retourner à"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "proceed with",
      "word": "fortfahren"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "proceed with",
      "word": "sich begeben"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "proceed with",
      "word": "andar logo com"
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      "roman": "pristupátʹ",
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      "roman": "prodolžítʹ",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "продолжи́ть"
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      "word": "hacer"
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      "word": "proceder con"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "proceed with",
      "word": "quay lại"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "proceed with",
      "word": "tiếp tục"
    }
  ],
  "word": "get on with"
}

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