get a life
get a life verb: to begin having a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence.
Verb
get a life (third-person singular simple present gets a life, present participle getting a life, simple past got a life, past participle (UK) got a life or (US) gotten a life)
- To begin having a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence.
- "He's really broken. Hopefully he'll be able to find work somewhere and get a life."1995 September 14, Joseph Berger, “Disgraced, Ex-Lawman In Rockland Avoids Jail”, in New York Times, retrieved 23 Aug 2016
- "Harriet, please get a life," someone begged her on a message board, "and leave us poor Amazon customers alone."2006 December 25, Lev Grossman, “Power To The People: Harriet Klausner, The Constant Critic”, in Time, retrieved 23 Aug 2016
Forms of get a life
| third-person singular present | gets a life |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting a life |
| past | got a life |
| past participle UK | got a life |
| past participle US | gotten a life |
Questions about get a life
- What does get a life mean?
- Get a life means to begin having a more interesting, eventful, or worthwhile existence.
- What part of speech is get a life?
- Get a life is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get a life?
- The past tense of get a life is got a life.
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