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Verb: get along  get u'long [N. Amer], get u'lóng [Brit]
  1. Perform, succeed or manage over a period of time
    "How is she getting along in her new job?";
    - do, fare, make out, come
     
  2. Have smooth relations
    "My boss and I get along very well"; "She gets along with her colleagues very well";
    - get along with, get on with [Brit], get on, hit it off
     
  3. Improve in performance or condition; develop and move forward
    "He got along well in school";
    - progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, shape up

Derived forms: getting along, got along, gets along

Type of: develop, go, proceed, relate

Antonym: regress