get on

get on
1) (to make progress or be successful: How are you getting on in your new job?) progresar, avanzar
2) (to work, live etc in a friendly way: We get on very well together; I get on well with him.) llevarse bien (con), avenirse, entenderse
3) (to grow old: Our doctor is getting on a bit now.) envejecer, hacerse viejo/mayor
4) (to put (clothes etc) on: Go and get your coat on.) ponerse
5) (to continue doing something: I must get on, so please don't interrupt me; I must get on with my work.) continuar, seguir, proseguir
get on vb subir / subirse
we got on the train subimos al tren
she got on the plane subió al avión
to get on with someone llevarse bien con alguien
do you get on with your neighbours? ¿te llevas bien con tus vecinos?
Sense I
1) v + adv
a) (move on, make progress) seguir* adelante

I want to get on — quiero progresar

I can't stand here talking, I must get on — no puedo quedarme aquí de charla, tengo mucho que hacer

to get on to something — pasar a algo; see also get onto

b) (continue after interruption)

to get on with something: get on with what you're doing sigue con lo que estás haciendo; get on with it! — (colloq) (hurry) dáte prisa (fam), apúrate (AmL fam)

2)
a) (fare)

how's Joe getting on nowadays? — ¿qué tal anda Joe?

how did he get on at the interview? — ¿cómo le fue en la entrevista?

we're getting on very well without him — nos arreglamos muy bien sin él

b) (succeed) tener* éxito
3) (be friends, agree)

to get on (with somebody) — llevarse bien (con algn)

he's very difficult to get on with — es muy difícil de tratar

4) (in -ing form)
a) (in time)

it's getting on o time is getting on — se está haciendo tarde

b) (in age)

she's getting on (in years) — está vieja, ya no es joven; see also get on for

Sense II
5) v + adv v + prep + o (climb on, board) subirse, montarse

to get on the bus/a horse — subirse al autobús/subirse a or montarse en un caballo

Sense III
6) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o (place, fix on) poner

I can't get the top on (it) — no puedo ponerle la tapa

Sense IV
7) v + o + adv (put on) \<\<clothes\>\> ponerse*

I can't get it on — no me entra or no me cabe

1. VI + ADV
1) (=mount) subir
2) (=proceed) seguir

we must be getting on, Sue's waiting for us — tenemos que seguir, Sue nos está esperando

get on, man! — ¡sigue!, ¡adelante!

• to get on with sth — seguir con algo

now we can get on with our lives again — ahora podemos seguir con nuestras vidas

get on with it! — ¡venga!, ¡apúrese! (LAm)

get on with your work, please — seguid trabajando, por favor

this will do to be getting on with — esto basta por ahora

get on to
3) (=manage)

• I was getting on fine till he came along — me iba bien hasta que llegó él

• how did you get on? — (in exam, interview) ¿qué tal te fue?, ¿cómo te fue?

how are you getting on with him/the new computer? — ¿qué tal or cómo te va con él/el ordenador nuevo?

• she's getting on very well with Russian — está haciendo muchos progresos con el ruso

4) (=progress) progresar; (=succeed) tener éxito

he's keen to get on — quiere progresar

if you want to get on in life, you must ... — si quieres tener éxito en la vida, debes ...

5)

• to be getting on: it's getting on for nine — son casi las nueve

he's getting on for 70 — está rondando los 70, anda cerca de los 70

there were getting on for 50 people — había casi 50 personas

• her parents are getting on a bit — sus padres ya están un poco viejos

• time is getting on — se está haciendo tarde

6) (=be on good terms) llevarse bien

I'm afraid we just don't get on — me temo que no nos llevamos or entendemos bien

• to get on (well) with sb — llevarse bien con algn

I can't get on with computers — no me aclaro con los ordenadores, los ordenadores y yo no hacemos migas

2. VI + PREP
1) (=mount) [+ vehicle] subir(se) a; [+ horse, bicycle] subir(se) a, montar a
2) (=be appointed/elected to) [+ committee] entrar en
3.
VT + ADV (=put on) [+ clothes] ponerse; [+ lid, cover, dinner] poner

it's time I got the vegetables on — es hora de poner la verdura

* * *
Sense I
1) v + adv
a) (move on, make progress) seguir* adelante

I want to get on — quiero progresar

I can't stand here talking, I must get on — no puedo quedarme aquí de charla, tengo mucho que hacer

to get on to something — pasar a algo; see also get onto

b) (continue after interruption)

to get on with something: get on with what you're doing sigue con lo que estás haciendo; get on with it! — (colloq) (hurry) dáte prisa (fam), apúrate (AmL fam)

2)
a) (fare)

how's Joe getting on nowadays? — ¿qué tal anda Joe?

how did he get on at the interview? — ¿cómo le fue en la entrevista?

we're getting on very well without him — nos arreglamos muy bien sin él

b) (succeed) tener* éxito
3) (be friends, agree)

to get on (with somebody) — llevarse bien (con algn)

he's very difficult to get on with — es muy difícil de tratar

4) (in -ing form)
a) (in time)

it's getting on o time is getting on — se está haciendo tarde

b) (in age)

she's getting on (in years) — está vieja, ya no es joven; see also get on for

Sense II
5) v + adv v + prep + o (climb on, board) subirse, montarse

to get on the bus/a horse — subirse al autobús/subirse a or montarse en un caballo

Sense III
6) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o (place, fix on) poner

I can't get the top on (it) — no puedo ponerle la tapa

Sense IV
7) v + o + adv (put on) \<\<clothes\>\> ponerse*

I can't get it on — no me entra or no me cabe


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