get into character

verb

Of an actor, to put oneself into the mindset of the character they are playing.

Meanings

verbget into character (third-person singular simple present gets into character, present participle getting into character, simple past got into character, past participle got into character or gotten into character)

present singular third person gets into character · participle present getting into character · past got into character · participle past got into character · participle past gotten into character

  1. Of an actor, to put oneself into the mindset of the character they are playing.

Translations

Spanish meterse en el papel
  • meterse en el papelTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get into character,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20into%20character.

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