to get along
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɛt əˈlɔŋ/
- All I ask is that you get along with me.
- people get along
It's essentially like saying that we can't get along on our own.
- It's essentially like saying that we can't get along on our own.
- So there's sort of a mismatch in style and they can both get along perfectly fine without each other in their own minds.
- But, but, but there isn't, There isn't this passion for being precise that you can get along fine by being fuzzy.
- As Matt Walsh would say, you're just saying those things to like, get along with your day and get out of the conversation.
Examples
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Why is it sometimes difficult for people to get along with their brothers and sisters?
Fiction book (2001) -
- If I left here, could you get along without me?
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And it was, it gave us an example of how we need to learn to get along with one another.
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And we can hear you guys fight, and you guys not getting along makes me sad.
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I should be glad that she appears to be happy, healthy, and getting along with her husband.
Fiction book (1995) -
For two weeks, we can get along without you.
Fiction book (2002) -
I wondered, for the first time, how Matthew was getting along in the war.
Fiction book (1993) -
Even for coyotes, though, getting along in winter is not an easy trick.
Academic text (1991) -
Music just helps me get along, because without music I don't honestly think I'd still be here, really.
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In order to succeed in group projects, students must learn to get along with each other.
Synonyms
Progress or get along in a situation
Make progress or improve in a situation
To help something move forward or become better
Make progress with a project
Move forward or get better over time
To get better or improve over time
Start to get better
To do well or badly in a situation
Start to get better and more complete
To manage or get by during a difficult time
Antonyms
How Well
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to manage or make progress' is only partly predictable from 'get' (to move into or obtain) plus 'along' (forward/together); the verb+particle combination yields a metaphorical extension where 'getting along' conveys coping or moving forward. Because the phrasal verb is polysemous (also meaning 'to have a friendly relationship') and the exact sense depends on context, a B1 learner knowing the parts may suspect a related idea but would likely need exposure to confirm the intended meaning.
Etymology
Get along comes from the simple idea of moving forward along a road. If you get along you keep going and make progress, so it now also means 'to manage' or 'to make progress' in a situation.