get real

interjection

Expresses disbelief, or urges someone to face reality.

“let's get real”

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Meanings

interjection
  1. informalExpresses disbelief, or urges someone to face reality.

    You want me to stay here with you in this dump? Get real!

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

present singular third person gets real · participle present getting real · past got real · participle past gotten real · participle past got real

  1. To stop pretending or dreaming; to start facing up to some aspect of reality (usually, an unpleasant one).

    let's get real

    2 more examples

    Some fans are asking what this plot twist might mean for the next sequel, but let's get real: there's probably not going to be another sequel in this movie franchise, if the viewership stays so low.

    He finally got real and stopped going on about how his side gig was going to make him rich.

Cite this entry
APA

get real. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20real

MLA

“get real.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20real. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get real,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20real.

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