to get on
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1.0
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɛt ɑn/
:
subir (a)
- I just can't believe we got on a plane again.
- get on the bus
- get on board
- get on the train
And, and the FAA said, Oh, no, he never got on the plane in, in Tunisia.
- And, and the FAA said, Oh, no, he never got on the plane in, in Tunisia.
- What was it like getting on that plane coming to the US?
- And you know, people get on a moving train more than they do.
- And if we have APC, we count people getting on South.
Examples
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I need you to get on that chopper right now, no questions asked.
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Aloka and the children get on the bus as the old man embraces his son.
Fiction book (1992) -
- Just get on the plane.
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And I got on the plane.
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If your dad gets here on schedule, you both get on the train.
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All aboard, get on the train big boys.
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Other neighbors came out of their houses, and we all got on the big truck.
Fiction book (1993) -
When I was 10 or 11, I would get on the El and visit the gym.
Academic text (2009) -
It took four of us to get him on the California Limited.
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We need to get on the bus before it leaves the station.
Synonyms
238
1.1
To get onto a vehicle like a train or plane
53
2.7
To get onto something like a horse, bike, or bus quickly and lightly
18
4.4
To get on a ship, plane, or other vehicle to begin a journey
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Morphology
The meaning 'to board' is directly compositional from 'get' (to move/arrive/enter) plus the locative/onto sense of 'on', so a learner who knows both words can infer entering or boarding a vehicle. This verb+particle pattern is frequent in English and has clear parallels in other languages, making it readily understandable at B1.
Etymology
Get on (to board a train, bus, ship, or plane) is simply the picture of stepping onto the vehicle to travel; you get on when you put yourself on the bus or train. That's why it means 'to board' the transport.