get it on

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [get it on, awn]
- /gɛt ɪt ɒn, ɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [get it on, awn]
- /gɛt ɪt ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of get it on words

verb with object get it on to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. 1
verb with object get it on to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information. 1
verb with object get it on to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes; fetch: Would you get the milk from the refrigerator for me? 1
verb with object get it on to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect: to get one's hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog out of a room. 1
verb with object get it on to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone. 1
verb with object get it on to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name. 1

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Origin of get it on

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

1150-1200; (v.) Middle English geten < Old Norse geta to obtain, beget; cognate with Old English -gietan (> Middle English yeten), German -gessen, in vergessen to forget; (noun) Middle English: something gotten, offspring, derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Get it on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Get it on

get it on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for get it on

verb get it on

hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
get a move on — to pass from one place or position to another.
get cracking — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
get going — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
hop to it — to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.

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