get to in English dictionary

  • get to

    Meanings and definitions of "get to"

    • Used other than as an idiom: see get , to .
    • To affect adversely; to upset or annoy.
    • To track down and intimidate.
    • verb
      To reach, arrive at.
    • verb
      To have an opportunity to or be allowed to (do something desirable or do something that is ironically implied to be desirable).
    • verb
      To affect adversely; to upset or annoy.
    • verb
      To track down and intimidate.
    • To be permitted to do something.
    • To make someone rather angry or impatient; to cause annoyance.
    • verb
      arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"
    • verb
      cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
    • verb
      reach a goal; "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

    Synonyms of "get to" in English dictionary

    devil, get down, attain are the top synonyms of "get to" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of get to

    • get to ( third-person singular simple present gets to, present participle getting to, simple past got to, past participle got to, ( North American) gotten to)
    • get to (third-person singular simple present gets to, present participle getting to, simple past got to, past participle got to or (North America) gotten to)

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