get along

English

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Verb

get along (third-person singular simple present gets along, present participle getting along, simple past got along, past participle (UK) got along or (US) gotten along)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by with) To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.

   I wish the kids would get along better.

   She never did get along with her brother.

2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To survive; to do well enough.

   She didn’t have a lot of money, but she had enough to get along.

3. (intransitive, progressive) To go; to move; to leave. Also, git along.

   Driver, get along there.

Derived terms

• get along with you
• go along to get along
• how are you getting along

Translations

interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble

• Azerbaijani: yola getmək, arası yaxşı olmaq
• Belarusian: ла́дзіць impf (ládzicʹ), ужыва́цца impf (užyvácca)
• Catalan: dur-se bé
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 相處／相处 (zh) (xiāngchǔ)

• Czech: vyjít (cs) pf, vycházet (cs) impf
• Danish: enes (med)
• Dutch: opschieten (nl) met (nl), overeenkomen (nl)
• Finnish: tulla toimeen (fi)
• French: s’entendre (fr)
• Galician: acaer, encaixar (gl), ladar
• Georgian: შეწყობა (šec̣q̇oba), გაგება (gageba)
• German: sich verstehen (de), sich vertragen (de)
• Hungarian: kijön (hu), megfér (hu), összefér (hu), megvan (hu), megértik egymást (hu) (literally “they understand each other”)
• Ingrian: soppia
• Italian: andare d'accordo, ingranare (it), trovarcisi
• Japanese: 気が合う (きがあう, ki ga au), 折り合う (ja) (おりあう, oriau)
• Korean: 과/와/ (함께) 잘 지내다 (-gwa/-wa/ (hamkke) jal jinaeda), 과/와 사이가 좋다 (-gwa/-wa sai-ga jota)
• Polish: dogadywać się impf, dogadać się pf
• Portuguese: dar-se bem (com), dar-se, entender-se
• Russian: ла́дить (ru) impf (láditʹ), ужива́ться (ru) impf (uživátʹsja)
• Spanish: llevarse bien con (es), avenirse (es)
• Swedish: komma överens (sv), hålla sams
• Turkish: kardeşçe yaşamak, iyi geçinmek
• Ukrainian: ла́дити impf (ládyty), вжива́тися impf (vžyvátysja)

survive; to do well enough

• Azerbaijani: dolanmaq
• Catalan: desfer-se'n
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 生活 (zh) (shēnghuó)

• Czech: vyjít (cs)
• Dutch: overleven (nl), doorgaan (nl), zich (nl) erdoorheen (nl) slaan (nl)
• Finnish: tulla toimeen (fi), pärjätä (fi), selviytyä (fi)
• French: se débrouiller (fr)
• Georgian: გადატანა (gadaṭana)
• German: zurechtkommen (de), klarkommen (de), zurechtfinden (de)
• Haitian Creole: pyange
• Hungarian: boldogul (hu), elboldogul (hu), elvan (hu), megvan (hu), előrejut (hu), halad (hu)
• Italian: tirare avanti, cavarsela (it)
• Japanese: 暮らす (ja) (くらす, kurasu), やっていく (yatte iku)
• Korean: 지내다 (ko) (jinaeda)
• Portuguese: sobreviver (pt), dar conta (pt)
• Russian: справля́ться (ru) impf (spravljátʹsja)
• Sicilian: ammuttari (scn), spidugghiàrisi
• Spanish: ir tirando (colloquial), arreglárselas, componérselas, apañarse (es), valérselas
• Swedish: klara sig
• Ukrainian: справля́тися impf (spravljátysja)
• Welsh: ymdaro

to go; to move; to leave

• Hungarian: megy (hu), elmegy (hu), indul (hu), elindul (hu), halad (hu), távozik (hu), ered (hu), továbblép (hu), (informal) lép (hu), lelép (hu), odébbáll (hu), lódul (hu)

See also

• hit it off
• git along