getting past

A form of get past — To continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepresentpresent participle of get past
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APA

getting past. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20past

MLA

“getting past.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20past. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “getting past,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20past.

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