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GET ALONG
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Develop in a positive way
Example:
Plans are shaping up
Synonyms:
advance; come along; come on; get along; get on; progress; shape up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "get along" is one way to...):
develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get along"):
climb (improve one's social status)
leapfrog (progress by large jumps instead of small increments)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Have smooth relations
Example:
My boss and I get along very well
Synonyms:
get along; get along with; get on; get on with
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "get along" is one way to...):
relate (have or establish a relationship to)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
Meaning:
Proceed or get along
Example:
He's come a long way
Synonyms:
come; do; fare; get along; make out
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "get along" is one way to...):
go; proceed (follow a certain course)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Context examples:
Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?
(PHQ-9 - How Difficult have Problems Made it for You to Work, Take Care of Things, or Get Along with Other People, NCI Thesaurus)
When he came to a straight piece of trail, where the sled could get along for a moment without guidance, he let go the gee-pole and batted his right hand sharply upon the hard wood.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7) If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?
(GAD-7 - Problems Made it Difficult to Work, Take Care of Things, or Get Along with Other People, NCI Thesaurus)
Now get along with you and get out of the house early.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Besides, he was learning how to get along with Grey Beaver.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Fortunately, Mercury in Pisces will get along beautifully with the planets stacking up in Capricorn, so you won’t encounter any obstacles that you can’t cleverly fix.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Get along, you fright!
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
But you couldn't get along without masters of some sort, and there arose a new set of masters—not the great, virile, noble men, but the shrewd and spidery traders and money-lenders.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
When looking at the forecast for the year ahead, astrologers look at the sign and degree of the several eclipses due in that year and examine how each eclipse will get along with other transiting planets.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
I can't get along without 'em, and you've got to get along without 'em when you're hoboin'.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
