get along

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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)

(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.
(idiomatic) To survive; to do well enough.
She didn’t have a lot of money, but she had enough to get along.
(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
Catalan: dur-se bé
Chinese:
Mandarin: 相處／相处 (zh) (xiāngchǔ)
Czech: vyjít (cs) pf, vycházet (cs) impf
Dutch: opschieten (nl) met (nl), overeenkomen (nl)
Finnish: tulla toimeen (fi)
French: s'entendre (fr)
Galician: acaer, encaixar (gl)
Georgian: შეწყობა (šec̣q̇oba), გაგება (gageba)
German: sich verstehen, sich vertragen
Hungarian: kijön (hu), megfér (hu), összefér (hu), megvan, megértik egymást (hu) (literally “they understand each other”)
Italian: andare d'accordo, ingranare (it), trovarcisi
Japanese: 気が合う (ki-ga au)
Polish: dogadywać się impf, dogadać się pf
Portuguese: dar-se bem (com), dar-se, entender-se
Russian: ла́дить (ru) (láditʹ), ужива́ться (ru) (uživátʹsja)
Spanish: llevarse bien con (es), avenirse (es)
Swedish: komma överens (sv), hålla sams
Turkish: kardeşçe yaşamak, iyi geçinmek
Ukrainian: ла́дити (ládyty), вжива́тися pf (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)
Hungarian: boldogul (hu), elboldogul (hu), elvan, megvan, 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) (spravljátʹsja)
Spanish: ir tirando (colloquial), arreglárselas, componérselas, apañarse (es), valérselas
Swedish: klara sig
Ukrainian: справля́тися (spravljátysja)

to go; to move; to leave