To get along with somebody meaning in English
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Definition
to get along, on (with someone): to have a smooth relationship (with someone); to relate (to someone)
At first, Polly and Luna didn't get along very well, but now they are great friends.
This is an irregular verb:
I get along, on / I got along / I have gotten or got along
Examples
- "He's actually from a side of the family I don't get along with."
- "The way he gets on with his staff impresses me incredibly."
- "I'm also very easy to get along with."
- "I know you two get along, so maybe you could find out what's going on, and then report back to me."
- "Listen, I'm actually not getting along with my friend so I'll be staying in a hotel for the next few days."
Exercise 1
When Maria says "I'm actually not getting along with my friend", what does she mean?
When Maria says "I'm actually not getting along with my friend", what does she mean?
While it is true that Maria is "no longer" staying with her friend, this is not the meaning of the phrase in question. "To get along with" and "to stay with" are not synonymous expressions.
"To get along with somebody" means "to be on good terms" or "to be friendly with them". If two people aren't "getting along", they aren't friendly with each other, at least temporarily.
This is not the meaning of the expression "to get along (with someone)". Maria isn't saying that she doesn't want to go out with her friend, but rather that they aren't on good terms with each other.
This is not the meaning of the expression "to get along (with someone)". There is no evidence in this dialogue that Maria and her friend were ever sleeping together.
Exercise 2
"He's actually from a side of the family I don't get along with".
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the expression: "to get along with"?
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the expression: "to get along with"?
"He's actually from a side of the family I don't get along with".
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the expression: "to get along with"?
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the expression: "to get along with"?
The expression "to get along with (somebody)" can't be used to indicate "going somewhere". If we wanted to correct this sentence, we would say: "I don't go along with him very often".
We do not say "get along to", but "get along with". The correct sentence would read: "The children get along with one another...".
The expression to "get along with" is used exclusively to describe a relationship between people (or animals) and cannot be used to describe a film.
"To get along with somebody" is a common expression in English meaning to be friendly with someone, or to like them. If we say that two people "get along with one another" it means that they enjoy each other's company.
Exercise 3
Luna says that all her colleagues Jean Marron.
Luna says that all her colleagues get along with Jean Marron.
get along with: Luna says of Jean: "Everyone seems to have taken a real liking to him". If we say that Polly has "taken a liking to" the test monkeys, this simply means that she "likes" or "gets along with" them. The expression "to take a liking to (someone)" also indicates that the person in question who is liked is "new". For example: Everybody has taken a liking to the director of marketing. Everyone at the office who has met Jean seems to like him.
can't stand: "To be unable to stand (someone or something)" is to hate or detest them. This is not what Luna means when she says that the staff "has taken a liking to Jean".
constantly talk to: "To constantly talk to someone" does not mean the same thing as to "take a liking to" someone.
enjoy the cooking of: Although Bruno says that Jean brings in "fresh pastries" every day, Luna never mentions that Jean cooks nor that the staff enjoys his cooking.
Exercise 4
Polly writes "I know you two get along."
What does this mean?
What does this mean?
Polly writes "I know you two get along."
What does this mean?
What does this mean?
Hmmn... Just imagine...
Kevin: Jean, I can no longer keep our love a secret. I want to shout our love from the mountain tops! Can I?
Jean: As you wish, Kevin.
Just kidding. The idiom "to get along (with someone)" expresses that two people have a good relationship with each other, but not that they are in love with each other.
Kevin: Jean, I can no longer keep our love a secret. I want to shout our love from the mountain tops! Can I?
Jean: As you wish, Kevin.
Just kidding. The idiom "to get along (with someone)" expresses that two people have a good relationship with each other, but not that they are in love with each other.
"To get along with somebody" means "to be on good terms" or "to be friendly with them". Example: My step-father and I get along really well, and I prefer him to my real dad.
The idiom "to get along (with someone)" expresses that two people have a good relationship with each other, and not that they "work together".
The idiom "to get along (with someone)" expresses that two people have a good relationship with each other, and not that they have known each other for a long time.
Exercise 5
"I'm also very easy to get along with."
Select the correct phrasal verbs in each sentence which use "get + with".
After his stapler was lost, Icarus was able to Horatio by putting a laxative in his tea.
Being a popular member of staff, Hannah everyone in the office.
Susie didn't let Philip his rude remark, she reported the incident to Luna.
Select the correct phrasal verbs in each sentence which use "get + with".
After his stapler was lost, Icarus was able to Horatio by putting a laxative in his tea.
Being a popular member of staff, Hannah everyone in the office.
Susie didn't let Philip his rude remark, she reported the incident to Luna.
"I'm also very easy to get along with."
Select the correct phrasal verbs in each sentence which use "get + with".
After his stapler was lost, Icarus was able to get even with 1 Horatio by putting a laxative in his tea.
Being a popular member of staff, Hannah gets along with 2 everyone in the office.
Susie didn't let Philip get away with 3 his rude remark, she reported the incident to Luna.
Select the correct phrasal verbs in each sentence which use "get + with".
After his stapler was lost, Icarus was able to get even with 1 Horatio by putting a laxative in his tea.
Being a popular member of staff, Hannah gets along with 2 everyone in the office.
Susie didn't let Philip get away with 3 his rude remark, she reported the incident to Luna.
1 get even with: This is the correct answer. "To get even with (someone)" is to look for or get revenge on them. Example: If someone does bad to you, then you do something bad to them, in order to get even with them.
1 get along with: This phrasal verb is not correctly used in this sentence.
1 get away with: This phrasal verb is not correctly used in this sentence.
2 gets along with: This is the correct answer. "To get along with somebody" means "to be on good terms" or "to be friendly with them". Katy says that she is "very easy to get along with", meaning a lot of people like her (she is very likable).
2 gets even with : This phrasal verb is not correctly used in this sentence.
2 gets away with: This phrasal verb is not correctly used in this sentence.
3 get away with: This is the correct answer. "To get away with (an act)" is to avoid criticism or to escape punishment for that act. Example: Philip got away with a police speeding fine because he said that it wasn't him who was driving the car.
3 get along with: This phrasal verb is not correctly used in this sentence.
3 get even with: This phrasal verb is not correctly used in this sentence.
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