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get around to

get around to verb: to eventually begin or return to some task.

Verb

get around to (third-person singular simple present gets around to, present participle getting around to, simple past got around to, past participle (UK) got around to or (US) gotten around to)

  1. (transitive) To eventually begin or return to some task.
    • Someday I'll get around to organizing this mess.
    • The busy orator and mother of two couldn't get around to her unfinished speech.

Forms of get around to

third-person singular presentgets around to
present participlegetting around to
pastgot around to
past participle UKgot around to
past participle USgotten around to

Questions about get around to

What does get around to mean?
Get around to means to eventually begin or return to some task.
What part of speech is get around to?
Get around to is a verb.
What is the past tense of get around to?
The past tense of get around to is got around to.

Words near get around to in the dictionary

  1. get ahold of oneself
  2. get along
  3. get along with you
  4. get amongst it
  5. get around
  6. get around to
  7. get at
  8. get away
  9. get away with
  10. get away with murder
  11. get away with you

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