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get a sad on

get a sad on verb: to become sad.

Verb

get a sad on (third-person singular simple present gets a sad on, present participle getting a sad on, simple past and past participle got a sad on)

  1. (UK, dated, slang) To become sad.

Synonyms of get a sad on

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Forms of get a sad on

third-person singular presentgets a sad on
present participlegetting a sad on
past participlegot a sad on
pastgot a sad on

Questions about get a sad on

What does get a sad on mean?
Get a sad on means to become sad.
What part of speech is get a sad on?
Get a sad on is a verb.
What is the past tense of get a sad on?
The past tense of get a sad on is got a sad on.

Words near get a sad on in the dictionary

  1. get a rise
  2. get a rise from
  3. get a rise out of
  4. get a room
  5. get a run on
  6. get a sad on
  7. get a wiggle on
  8. get a word in
  9. get a word in edgeways
  10. get a word in edgewise
  11. get a wriggle on

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