get in on
get in on verb: to gain participation in an activity, especially an attractive one.
Verb
get in on (third-person singular simple present gets in on, present participle getting in on, simple past got in on, past participle (UK) got in on or (US) gotten in on)
- To gain participation in an activity, especially an attractive one.
- Mr. Stetzle sighed. "Gee, I wish I could get in on something like that. Running a chopmill is a mighty slow way to get rich."1912 Dec, Modern Electrics, page 911/1
- Of course, a lot of them say it is just their luck because they are not good enough grabbers to get in on anything like that.1916, The dry goods reporter, volume 47, number 1, page 1
Forms of get in on
| third-person singular present | gets in on |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting in on |
| past | got in on |
| past participle UK | got in on |
| past participle US | gotten in on |
Words formed from get in on
Questions about get in on
- What does get in on mean?
- Get in on means to gain participation in an activity, especially an attractive one.
- What part of speech is get in on?
- Get in on is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get in on?
- The past tense of get in on is got in on.
Words near get in on in the dictionary
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