get along
get along は英検準2級レベルの英単語で、「仲良くする、やっていく、進む」という意味があります。発音記号は /ɡɛt əˈlɔːŋ/ です。
仲良くする
解説 Definition
人と仲良くやること、または摩擦なく付き合えることを指す句動詞。「うまくやれている?」のように、日常会話で人間関係の良好さを確認する際に頻出します。
This phrase means to have a good relationship with someone and live or work together without problems. It is often used for friends, family, classmates, or coworkers. In this meaning, it commonly appears as get along with someone.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
このエントリは get along の「うまくやっていく」という基本義とは別に、人との関係が円滑で「仲良くする」という意味を扱います。鍵は get along with + 人 の形です。along は「同じ方向へ進む」感覚なので、相手と衝突せず同じ流れで過ごせる、と考えると自然です。like は単に好きという気持ちですが、get along with は家族・同僚・同級生などと実際に問題なく付き合えることを表します。
`Along` suggests moving forward together, so `get along` gives the feeling of going smoothly with someone. That is why `get along with + person` is such a common pattern. It is stronger than just `like`, because it suggests a good working or living relationship in real life.
例文
My coworkers get along even when deadlines approach.
締め切りが迫っていても同僚たちは仲良くやっている。
Do you get along with the new teacher?
新しい先生とはうまく付き合えている?
やっていく
(意味 2)解説 Definition
get along がこの意味で使われると、十分な助けやお金、条件がなくても何とか生活したり物事を続けたりすることを表す。困難はあっても破綻せずに対処する響きがあり、on one's own や without ... などとよく組み合わさる。
When get along is used this way, it means to manage or continue living or working even when things are not easy. It often suggests that someone has limited money, help, or good conditions, but still avoids serious failure. It is often used with phrases like on one's own, without help, or without much money.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
get は「行く」「なる」など広く使える基本動詞、along は「一緒に先へ進んで」。合わせて、相手と同じ流れで進める感じから「仲良くやる」と覚えると残りやすいです。特に get along with + 人 の形が非常に頻出で、I get along with my coworkers. のように使います。単なる like よりも「実際にうまく付き合えている」感が強いのがポイント。How are you getting along? では「うまくやれてる?」にもなるので、人間関係限定と思い込みすぎないこと。
Think of get as a very flexible verb, and along as moving forward together or along a path. Get along can feel like “keep moving forward,” even when conditions are not perfect. Remember that get along with someone means to have a good practical relationship, but How are you getting along? can also mean “Are you managing okay?”
例文
After losing his job, he had to get along on very little money.
仕事を失ったあと、彼はわずかなお金で何とかやっていかなければならなかった。
She learned to get along without much help from her family.
彼女は家族からあまり助けを受けずにやっていくことを覚えた。
How are you getting along in your new apartment?
新しいアパートでうまくやっていけている?
進む
(意味 3)解説 Definition
この意味の get along は、作業・計画・準備などが前へ進み、一定の進展があることを表す。進み具合をたずねたり、順調さや遅れを述べたりする文脈で使われ、主語は人より仕事や物事になることが多い。
This verb means changing a company or public service from government control to private ownership or management. It is often used for policy decisions about things like railways, water systems, or healthcare. Here, the focus is not just on selling something, but on shifting responsibility from the public sector to private operators.
例文
The project is getting along better than we expected.
その計画は私たちの予想以上に進んでいる。
How is your report getting along?
レポートはどのくらい進んでいますか。
We are getting along well with the preparations for the event.
私たちはその催しの準備を順調に進めている。
get along の語源・成り立ち Etymology
getは古ノルド語geta(得る)、alongは古英語andlang(~に沿って)から。「一緒に道を進む」→「うまくやっていく」という比喩。関連語:alongside(~と並んで)。人間関係を同じ道を歩む旅に見立てた表現。
Get comes from Old Norse geta, meaning "obtain" or "reach," while along comes from Old English andlang, meaning "along the length of" something. The image is of moving forward on the same path. From that, get along developed the figurative sense of managing life well or living peacefully with other people.
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