Meaning of "get along" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF GET ALONG

get along

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GET ALONG

Get along is a verb and can also act as an exclamation.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb get along in English.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES GET ALONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of get along in the English dictionary

The first definition of get along in the dictionary is to be friendly or compatible. Other definition of get along is to manage, cope, or fare. Get along is also to go or move away; leave.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GET ALONG

PRESENT

Present

I get along

you get along

he/she/it gets along

we get along

you get along

they get along

Present continuous

I am getting along

you are getting along

he/she/it is getting along

we are getting along

you are getting along

they are getting along

Present perfect

I have got along

you have got along

he/she/it has got along

we have got along

you have got along

they have got along

Present perfect continuous

I have been getting along

you have been getting along

he/she/it has been getting along

we have been getting along

you have been getting along

they have been getting along

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I got along

you got along

he/she/it got along

we got along

you got along

they got along

Past continuous

I was getting along

you were getting along

he/she/it was getting along

we were getting along

you were getting along

they were getting along

Past perfect

I had got along

you had got along

he/she/it had got along

we had got along

you had got along

they had got along

Past perfect continuous

I had been getting along

you had been getting along

he/she/it had been getting along

we had been getting along

you had been getting along

they had been getting along

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will get along

you will get along

he/she/it will get along

we will get along

you will get along

they will get along

Future continuous

I will be getting along

you will be getting along

he/she/it will be getting along

we will be getting along

you will be getting along

they will be getting along

Future perfect

I will have got along

you will have got along

he/she/it will have got along

we will have got along

you will have got along

they will have got along

Future perfect continuous

I will have been getting along

you will have been getting along

he/she/it will have been getting along

we will have been getting along

you will have been getting along

they will have been getting along

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would get along

you would get along

he/she/it would get along

we would get along

you would get along

they would get along

Conditional continuous

I would be getting along

you would be getting along

he/she/it would be getting along

we would be getting along

you would be getting along

they would be getting along

Conditional perfect

I would have get along

you would have get along

he/she/it would have get along

we would have get along

you would have get along

they would have get along

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been getting along

you would have been getting along

he/she/it would have been getting along

we would have been getting along

you would have been getting along

they would have been getting along

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you get along
we let´s get along
you get along

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to get along

Past participle

got along

Present Participle

getting along

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GET ALONG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «get along» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of get along

agree · bog off · cope · depart · fare · get by · get on · go · go away · harmonize · hit it off · leave · make do · make out · make tracks · manage · progress · rack off · survive

TRANSLATION OF GET ALONG

Find out the translation of get along to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of get along from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «get along» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 相处
• Translator English - Spanish: llevarse bien
• English: get along
• Translator English - Hindi: मिल कर रहो
• Translator English - Arabic: الحصول على طول
• Translator English - Russian: ладить
• Translator English - Portuguese: lidar
• Translator English - Bengali: বরাবর পেতে
• Translator English - French: se débrouiller
• Translator English - Malay: Bergaul
• Translator English - German: auskommen
• Translator English - Japanese: やっていく
• Translator English - Korean: 함께 얻을
• Translator English - Javanese: Njaluk bebarengan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đi đi
• Translator English - Tamil: சேர்த்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்
• Translator English - Marathi: बाजूने करा
• Translator English - Turkish: geçinmek
• Translator English - Italian: andare d´accordo
• Translator English - Polish: dogadać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ладити
• Translator English - Romanian: obține de-a lungul
• Translator English - Greek: πάρετε μαζί
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kry saam
• Translator English - Swedish: komma överens
• Translator English - Norwegian: komme sammen

10 QUOTES WITH «GET ALONG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word get along.

1

Joe Arpaio

I can get along great with the Hispanics. In fact, I sure would like to meet them, even the politicians, maybe in the back room or whatever, have a couple of beers and try to explain. But they need to understand that I enforce the laws. I want to listen to them and hear their problems. I want them to tell me what their problems are.

2

Michele Bachmann

I am a fighter. I'm not just there to go along and get along.

3

Frank Black

I certainly have gotten caught up in the music business at various times in my life, mostly because you want to get along with whatever record company you're dealing with. I don't want to be flaky. I don't want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.

4

Jolene Blalock

I didn't have a good childhood because I never could get along with other kids. I was the child that sat in the corner eating lunch by herself.

5

Chadwick Boseman

Some people would view Jackie Robinson as a very safe African-American, a docile figure who had a tendency to try to get along with everyone, and when you look at his history, you learn that he has this fire that allows him to take this punishment but also figure out savvy ways of giving it back.

6

Steve Case

You have to get along with people, but you also have to recognize that the strength of a team is different people with different perspectives and different personalities.

7

Claudette Colbert

Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? The mother.

8

Richard M. Daley

I don't fight the suburban areas or collar counties. I get along with them; they're former Chicagoans anyway.

9

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.

10

Larry Doby

Kids are our future, and we hope baseball has given them some idea of what it is to live together and how we can get along, whether you be black or white.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GET ALONG»

Discover the use of get along in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to get along and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

We Can Get Along: A Child's Book of Choices

In simple, affirming words and exuberant full-color illustrations, We Can Get Along teaches essential conflict resolution and peacemaking skills—think before you speak or act, treat others the way you want to be treated—in a way that ...

Lauren Murphy Payne, 1997

Speak Up and Get Along!

Wouldn't it be great to have a toolbox of ways to get along with others? You could reach in and pull out words and ideas to try at school, at home, in your neighborhood, or wherever you're with other people. This book is your toolbox.

Scott Cooper, 2009

Can't You Get Along with Anyone?: A Writer's Memoir and a ...

When Allan Weisbecker penned the last sentence of In Search of Captain Zero, most readers assumed the full scope of the tale had been told. But apparently, life had other plans. In his latest offering, Can't You Get Along With Anyone?

Allan C. Weisbecker, 2007

Understand and Care

Empathy is key to positive, healthy relationships. This book builds empathy in children. In clear, child-friendly words and illustrations, it helps them to understand that other people have feelings like theirs—and different from theirs.

Cheri J. Meiners, 2003

"Can We All Get Along?": Racial and Ethnic Minorities in ...

In the sixth edition of this widely acclaimed text, Paula D. McClain and Joseph Stewart Jr. combine traditional elements of political science analysis--history, Constitutional theory, institutions, political behavior, and policy actors - ...

Paula McClain, Joseph Stewart Jr., 2013

How to Get Along with Difficult People

In this new edition of her classic book on human relationships author Florence Littauer draws from the experiences of the apostle Paul and her own demanding encounters to offer readers encouragement and practical advice to help smooth out ...

Florence Littauer, 2006

Can We Get Along?: Dealing with Differences

Slim Goodbody's Can't We Get Along? helps children understand the need and importance for tolerance, and the steps they can take to increase peace in their lives and in the world.

John Burstein, 2009

How to Get Along With Women: Short Stories

Infused with a close and present danger, these stories tighten the knot around power, identity, and sexuality, and draw the reader into the pivotal moments where—for better or for worse—we see ourselves for what we truly are.

Elisabeth De Mariaffi, 2012

You First: Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get ...

I recommend this book for anyone who has to make their team work." —Ian Troop Chief Executive Officer, TORONTO 2015 Pan American/Parapan American Games Organizing Committee "You First is just what the doctor ordered—an Rx for teams that ...

Liane Davey, 2013

Get Along, Little Dogies: The Chisholm Trail Diary of Hallie ...

Fictional diary of a fourteen-year-old girl accompanying a cattle drive along the Chisolm Trail in 1878.

Lisa Waller Rogers, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GET ALONG»

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Raymond James CEO to Regulators: Can't We Just Get Along?

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Can the US and China Get Along?

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Can't We All Just Get Along?

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Brett Favre: Aaron Rodgers and I 'get along fine'

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Brutal enemies 20 years ago, they're learning to get along. In Phoenix.

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