to get on

Examples

• All

• The only thing left was to actually get on my bike and ride it to work.

  Blog text (23)

• And then I would get on one and ride it around.

• I wanted to get on a bus and find her.

  Fiction book (2001)

• We could sit here and chat, or you could get on the horse.

  Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

• And now I'm about to get on the jet Ski with Ruby.

• Narrator 2: Atreyu gets on a horse and sets out for the Childlike Empress's tower.

  Fiction book (2001)

• She decided to get on the horse for her first riding lesson.

• As soon as he gets on the jet ski, he zooms across the water.

Synonyms

J

to jump on

vsto get on

141 1.8

To get quickly onto the back of something like a horse or bike

is the calmer, general action without sudden or forceful motion

H

to hop on

vsto get on

• Informal

90 2.7

To get onto something like a horse, bike, or bus quickly and lightly

is the neutral phrase for the action without stressing speed or lightness

C

to climb on

vsto get on

68 2.0

To get up onto the back or top of something, especially an animal

is mainly used when the action is for riding rather than general climbing

M

to mount

vsto get on

60 3.0

To get on an animal or bike to ride

is the everyday phrase for doing that action casually

M

to mount up

vsto get on

11 4.0

To get onto the back of an animal like a horse to ride it

is used more generally for the same action across different things

B

to bestride

vsto get on

1 8.8

To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something like a horse

is the simple action of moving onto a back without straddling

Antonyms

G

to get off

932 2.5

To leave a vehicle or animal by stepping down

D

to dismount

20 4.5

To get off a horse, bicycle, or vehicle

How High

to climb on

68 2.0

to get on

182 1.0

to step on

218 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology