get the door

verb

To open a door to help another person to pass through.

“I'll get the door. Someone's knocking to be let in.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person gets the door · participle present getting the door · past got the door · participle past gotten the door · participle past got the door

  1. colloquialidiomaticTo open a door to help another person to pass through.

    I'll get the door. Someone's knocking to be let in.

    1 more example

    Can you get the door? I'm carrying these heavy crates.

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APA

get the door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20door

MLA

“get the door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20door. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get the door,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20door.

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