Meanings
present singular third person gets rid of · participle present getting rid of · past got rid of · UK participle past got rid of · US participle past gotten rid of · alternative get ridda
- idiomatictransitiveTo rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.
I want to get rid of your influence over my life!
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Over the weekend he spent some time getting rid of the clothes he no longer wears.
March 23, 1727, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift to get rid of fools and scoundrels
As she goes, you have a wash yourself, and although you will have to change your clothes to get rid of all the coal-dust, you are glad of soap and water and take it easy at last.
1956 February, W. A. Tuplin, “Hot Work on a "Star"”, in Railway Magazine, page 94Shepard: The Council was always holding us back. When I saw the opportunity to get rid of them, I took it.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel after Sacrifice of the CouncilGET RID OF THAT PESTIFEROUS HUNK OF JUNK! I CAN’T EVEN TAKE A NAP IN PEACE!
2016, Mau Heymans, Kirsten De Graaff, translated by Dwight Decker, “Late-Night Larceny”, in Donald Duck: Timeless Tales (Disney Comics), volume 2, San Diego, Calif.: IDW Publishing, →ISBN, page 151Synonyms: dispense with, abolish, discard, dismiss, ditch, drop, lose, remove
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.
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Translations
Arabic تَخَلَّصَ ... مِن
- تَخَلَّصَ ... مِن (taḵallaṣa ... min)to rid (oneself) of
Bulgarian изба́вям се, отказвам се от
- изба́вям се (izbávjam se)to rid (oneself) of
- отказвам се от (otkazvam se ot)to rid (oneself) of
Catalan desfer-se de, desempallegar-se de
- desfer-se deto rid (oneself) of
- desempallegar-se deto rid (oneself) of
- esbandir-seto rid (oneself) of
Chinese Mandarin 擺脫 /摆脱, 清除
- 擺脫 /摆脱 (bǎituō)to rid (oneself) of
- 清除 (qīngchú)to rid (oneself) of
- 除去 (chúqù)to rid (oneself) of
Czech zbavit se
- zbavit seto rid (oneself) of
Danish blive af med
- blive af medto rid (oneself) of
Dutch afkomen van, verwerpen
- afkomen vanto rid (oneself) of
- verwerpento rid (oneself) of
Esperanto forigi
- forigito rid (oneself) of
Finnish hylätä, hankkiutua eroon
- hylätäto rid (oneself) of
- hankkiutua eroonto rid (oneself) of
- heittää poisto rid (oneself) of
- päästä eroonto rid (oneself) of
French se débarrasser de, se défaire de
- se débarrasser deto rid (oneself) of
- se défaire deto rid (oneself) of
German loswerden, entledigen
- loswerdento rid (oneself) of
- entledigento rid (oneself) of
Greek γλιτώνω από, διώχνω
- γλιτώνω από (glitóno apó)to rid (oneself) of
- διώχνω (dióchno)to rid (oneself) of
Hebrew נפטר
- נפטר (niftár)to rid (oneself) of
Hungarian megszabadul
- megszabadulto rid (oneself) of
Icelandic losna við
- losna viðto rid (oneself) of
Irish cuir díot
- cuir díotto rid (oneself) of
Italian sbarazzarsi, liberarsi
- sbarazzarsito rid (oneself) of
- liberarsito rid (oneself) of
- disfarsito rid (oneself) of
- eliminareto rid (oneself) of
Japanese 取り除く, 片付ける
- 取り除く (torinozoku)to rid (oneself) of
- 片付ける (katadukeru)to rid (oneself) of
- 始末する (shumatsu suru)to rid (oneself) of
- 免れる (manukareru)to rid (oneself) of
Korean 제거하다
- 제거하다 (jegeohada)to rid (oneself) of
Norwegian bli kvitt
- bli kvittto rid (oneself) of
Polish pozbywać się, pozbyć się
- pozbywać sięto rid (oneself) of
- pozbyć sięto rid (oneself) of
Portuguese livrar-se de, desembaraçar-se de
- livrar-se deto rid (oneself) of
- desembaraçar-se deto rid (oneself) of
Romanian se debarasa
- se debarasato rid (oneself) of
Russian избавля́ться, изба́виться
- избавля́ться (izbavljátʹsja)to rid (oneself) of
- изба́виться (izbávitʹsja)to rid (oneself) of
- выбра́сывать (vybrásyvatʹ)to rid (oneself) of
Scottish Gaelic faigh cuidhteas
- faigh cuidhteasto rid (oneself) of
Spanish deshacerse / desfacerse / librarse de, quitarse
- deshacerse / desfacerse / librarse deto rid (oneself) of
- quitarseto rid (oneself) of
- desembarazarseto rid (oneself) of
Swedish bli av med, göra sig av med
- bli av medto rid (oneself) of
- göra sig av medto rid (oneself) of
Turkish kurtulmak
- kurtulmakto rid (oneself) of
Ukrainian позбавля́тися, позба́витися
- позбавля́тися (pozbavljátysja)to rid (oneself) of
- позба́витися (pozbávytysja)to rid (oneself) of
- позбува́тися (pozbuvátysja)to rid (oneself) of
- позбу́тися (pozbútysja)to rid (oneself) of
- звільня́тися (zvilʹnjátysja)to rid (oneself) of
- звільни́тися (zvilʹnýtysja)to rid (oneself) of
Cite this entry
get rid of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20rid%20of
“get rid of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20rid%20of. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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