phrasal verb / idiom · informal
get on (well) (with)
UK/ɡet ˈɒn (ˌwel) (wɪð)/US/ɡet ˈɑːn (ˌwel) (wɪð)/get·ON·(well)
speaking
to have a friendly or good relationship with someone
Examples
“I get on really well with my neighbours.”
“Do you get on with your new colleagues?”
“They don't get on well — they argue a lot.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although we have different interests, I get on well with my neighbours because we respect each other's space.”
Collocations
- get on well with someone
- not get on
Word family
get on verb phraseget along (US) verb phrase
Common mistakes
get on her→get on with her
get well with→get on well with
Say it for a higher band
5like→6get along→7+get on (well) (with)
Synonyms
get along
be on good terms (with)
Easily confused
get along
“I get on well with my classmates and we study together.”
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