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get along

get along verb: to interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.

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. (idiomatic, intransitive, often) 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. (idiomatic, intransitive) 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.
    • Driver, get along there.

get along meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam

get along in Hindi

to get along; to have a good relationship
पटना paṭnā
to get along
बनना bannā

get along in Tamil

interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble
இணக்கமாக இரு iṇakkamāka iru
survive; to do well enough
பிழை piḻai

get along in Malayalam

get on, be friendly, be compatible
ഒത്തുപോവുക, സഹവർത്തിക്കുക, യോജിച്ചുപോകുക, ഇണങ്ങിപ്പോകുക, സൗഹൃദമുണ്ടാകുക, സ്നേഹിതരാവുക
progress, fare, manage
കുഴപ്പമില്ലാതെ കഴിഞ്ഞുപോകുക, പിടിച്ചുനിൽക്കുക, വർത്തിക്കുക, ജീവിക്കുക, കഴിഞ്ഞുകൂടുക, സാധിക്കുക

Forms of get along

third-person singular presentgets along
present participlegetting along
pastgot along
past participle UKgot along
past participle USgotten along

Words formed from get along

Questions about get along

What does get along mean?
Get along means to interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.
What is get along in Hindi?
Get along in Hindi is पटना (paṭnā), बनना (bannā). See Get along meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is get along?
Get along is a verb.
What is the past tense of get along?
The past tense of get along is got along.

Words near get along in the dictionary

  1. get ahead
  2. get ahead of
  3. get ahead of oneself
  4. get ahold of
  5. get ahold of oneself
  6. get along
  7. get along with you
  8. get amongst it
  9. get around
  10. get around to
  11. get at

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: get along (page history and authors); पटना (Hindi) (page history and authors); get along (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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