get the nod

verb

be selected; be approved

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Meanings

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

present singular third person gets the nod · participle present getting the nod · past got the nod · UK participle past got the nod · US participle past gotten the nod

  1. idiomaticbe selected; be approved

    Burnley's Nick Pope got the nod in goal but he barely touched the ball in the entire game. This was a cap and clean sheet for this talented keeper but nothing else.

    2021 March 25, Phil McNulty, “England 5-0 San Marino”, in BBC Sport
  2. idiomaticliteralbe signaled; get the message or signal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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