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get between

get between verb: to become a source of conflict, especially unwittingly or accidentally.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To become a source of conflict, especially unwittingly or accidentally.
    • I never wanted to get between you two.

Forms of get between

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

Questions about get between

What does get between mean?
Get between means to become a source of conflict, especially unwittingly or accidentally.
What part of speech is get between?
Get between is a verb.
What is the past tense of get between?
The past tense of get between is got between.

Words near get between in the dictionary

  1. get beans
  2. get behind
  3. get bent
  4. get bent out of shape
  5. get better
  6. get between
  7. get big or get out
  8. get blood from a stone
  9. get blood from a turnip
  10. get blood out of a stone
  11. get blood out of a turnip

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