get on
1 (v + adv) become late INTRANSITIVEit's getting on a bit tá sé ag éirí déanach, tá sé ag éirí malltime was getting on bhí an t-am ag éalú leis, bhí sé ag éirí mall 2 (v + adv) grow old INTRANSITIVEtéigh in aois éirigh sean he's getting on a bit tá sé ag dul in aoisshe's getting on in years tá sí ag dul anonn sna bliantaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 (v + adv) be on friendly terms INTRANSITIVEréitigh le VP we've always got on well réitíomar go breá le chéile i gcónaíshe didn't get on with his mother níor réitigh sí lena mháthair 4 (v + adv) be successful INTRANSITIVEtéigh chun cinn if you want to get on in life má tá tú ag iarraidh dul chun cinn sa saol, más áil leat go n-éireodh go maith leat sa saolhe's getting on well in Irish tá sé ag déanamh dul chun cinn maith sa Ghaeilge, tá ag éirí go maith leis sa Ghaeilge 5 (v + adv) manage INTRANSITIVEhow are they getting on in the new office? cén chaoi a bhfuil cúrsaí acu san oifig nua?, cad é mar atá ag éirí leo san oifig nua?how did you get on with the doctor? cad é mar a d'éirigh leat leis an dochtúir? 6 (v + adv) work faster INTRANSITIVEwe must get on ní mór dúinn brú ar aghaidh, caithfimid dlús a chur leis 7 (v + prep) use TRANSITIVEthey get on their computers téann siad ar a ríomhairíget on the phone straight away tóg an guthán lom láithreach, glaoigh láithreach 8 (v + adv) mount, board INTRANSITIVEthe chain snapped when I got on bhris an slabhra nuair a chuaigh mé in airdethe bus came and I got on tháinig an bus agus chuaigh mé airthe boat came in and we got on tháinig an bád isteach agus chuamar ar bord 9 (v + prep) mount, board sth TRANSITIVEto get on a bicycle dul in airde ar rotharto get on a horse dul ar muin capaill, dul in airde ar chapallto get on a ship dul ar bord loinge 10 (v + adv) set cooking TRANSITIVEcuir síos I must get the potatoes on ní mór dom na prátaí a chur síos 11 (v + prep) appear, feature in TRANSITIVEI'm not interested in getting on television ní suim liom a bheith ar an teilifís 12 (v + adv) appear, feature TRANSITIVEI got on in the second half tháinig mé isteach sa dara leath, tugadh isteach mé sa dara leath 13 (v + adv) put clothes etc on TRANSITIVEcuir ort get your coat on cuir ort do chóta 14 (v + prep) dress sb in sth TRANSITIVEwe'll get bibs on them cuirfimid bibí orthu → féach get