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get along

phrasal verb

Formsgets along, getting along, got along

3 meanings of get along

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  1. 1
    be friendlyphrasal verbidiomaticintransitive
    To interact or live alongside others well, without arguments or trouble; often followed by with.

    It's hard to get along with a boss who never listens.

    The two families next door have gotten along for years without a single dispute.

    Oppositeclash

    Note

    A verb of mutual ease: two people simply get along, or one gets along with another, and with names the other side. Its past participle splits by region, so American English says the neighbors have gotten along for years where British English says they have got along. Better and well are its usual companions, as in I wish the kids would get along better.

  2. 2
    survivephrasal verbidiomaticintransitive
    To survive or manage; to do well enough.

    After the factory closed, many families got along on part-time work and savings.

    Older residents worry about how they will get along if the clinic shuts down.

    Similarmanage, cope, survive, subsist

  3. 3
    leavephrasal verbintransitiveprogressive
    To go, move on or leave.

    Thanks for dinner, but we must be getting along; the babysitter is waiting.

    Get along now, you two, or you'll be late for school.

    Similarleave, go (entry)

    Oppositestay

    Note

    Leave-taking and urging are its two jobs. In the progressive it is a polite way of saying you must go: we'd better be getting along. As a command it tells someone to move on, as in Driver, get along there. Spelled git along, it catches the sound of casual speech.

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