get to

present singular third person gets to · participle present getting to · past got to · UK participle past got to · US participle past gotten to · alternative contraction uncommon getta · alternative get ta

1. transitiveTo reach or arrive at (a physical or abstract destination, or state of doing a certain activity).

   We will get to Toledo very soon.

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   I’ll call you when I get to the railway station.

   Will you please stop waffling and get to the point!

   Eventually we got to talking about my pay rise.

   Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.

   1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC

   Afore we got to the shanty Colonel Applegate stuck his head out of the door. His temper had been getting raggeder all the time, and the sousing he got when he fell overboard had just about ripped what was left of it to ravellings.

   1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC

2. To go to or be located at (a particular place).

   Where has Jane got to? She was here just a moment ago.

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   So that's where my keys got to! I've been looking all over for them.

3. informaltransitiveTo be allowed to.

   You won't get to have any dessert until you finish your vegetables.

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   The winner of a confrontation gets to mate

   1999, Saul Stahl, American Mathematical Society, A Gentle Introduction to Game Theory, page 144

   Tolzmann argues that it is not necessarily the most perceived 'global' city that actually gets to host the Games.

   2016, David Hassan, Shakya Mitra, editors, The Olympic Games: Meeting New Global Challenges

4. transitiveTo affect adversely; to upset or annoy.

   This job’s really getting to me. I don’t know how much longer I’ll last.

5. transitiveTo attack, intimidate or kill; to corrupt or bribe.

   He’s refusing to testify. I think the Mob got to him.

6. transitiveTo begin (something); to get around to doing (something).

   He got to his chores in the afternoon.