GET ALONG

Pronunciation (US):

• GET ALONG (verb)
  The verb GET ALONG has 3 senses:

1. proceed or get along
2. have smooth relations
3. develop in a positive way

  Familiarity information: GET ALONG used as a verb is uncommon.

• GET ALONG (verb)

Meaning:

Proceed or get along

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

fare; get along; do; make out; come

Context examples:

How is she doing in her new job? / How are you making out in graduate school? / He's come a long way

Hypernyms (to "get along" is one way to...):

go; proceed (follow a certain course)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective

Meaning:

Have smooth relations

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

get on with; get on; get along with; get along

Context example:

My boss and I get along very well

Hypernyms (to "get along" is one way to...):

relate (have or establish a relationship to)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody

Meaning:

Develop in a positive way

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

progress; shape up; come along; come on; get along; get on; advance

Context examples:

He progressed well in school / My plants are coming along / Plans are shaping up

Hypernyms (to "get along" is one way to...):

develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get along"):

climb (improve one's social status)

leapfrog (progress by large jumps instead of small increments)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s