# get along

Pronunciation: US say "get uh-LAWNG" /ɡɛt əˈlɔŋ/; UK/AUS say "get uh-LONG" /ɡɛt əˈlɒŋ/

## Phrasal verb

1. To interact or live alongside others well, without arguments or trouble; often followed by with.
   - Simple: To be friendly with someone and live or work together without fighting.
   - _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._
2. To survive or manage; to do well enough.
   - Simple: To manage to live or do well enough, even when things are hard.
   - _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._
3. To go, move on or leave.
   - Simple: To leave, or to move on to another place.
   - _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._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/get-along (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).