Meanings
verbget life (third-person singular simple present gets life, present participle getting life, simple past got life, past participle (UK) got life or (US) gotten life)
present singular third person gets life · participle present getting life · past got life · UK participle past got life · US participle past gotten life
- idiomaticinformallawTo receive a life sentence.
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APA
get life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20life
MLA
“get life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20life. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get life,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20life.
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