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Phrasal Verbs
Unit 1.3 - "On" meaning "Progressing"
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Come
on
(inseparable) |
To
improve a skill, or to make progress (we
can also use come along)
>>How's your
new novel coming on?
>>Since changing his coach, his swimming skill has
come on
in leaps and bounds.
(= improved very quickly) |
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Get on
(inseparable) |
To
deal with a situation (we
can also use
get along)
>>She seems to
be getting on fine at
school. [often in continuous
tenses]
>>How are you
getting on with the painting? |
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Move on
(inseparable) |
To
leave the place where you have been staying and go somewhere else
>>I'd been in
Paris long enough and thought it was time to
move on.
To
start doing a new activity
>>After three
years working as a junior reporter, she was ready to
move on.
>>We're about
to move on to the second
stage of the project.
To
become better or more advanced
>>You
can now phone abroad in seconds - things have really
moved on from the days when you
had to wait hours to be connected. |
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