get in the way
get in the way verb: to obstruct, hinder, or interfere.
Verb
get in the way (third-person singular simple present gets in the way, present participle getting in the way, simple past got in the way, past participle (UK) got in the way or (US) gotten in the way)
- To obstruct, hinder, or interfere.
- If we don't let nothing get in our way / We can make it to a brighter day / But I don't wanna miss the sign / So I need your light with mine1973, Ashford & Simpson, “I Need Your Light”, in Gimme Someting Real
- Ideology constantly gets in the way. For the Government, unions are militant "Trots" out to cause political trouble. For the unions, the private sector is a grasping, evil leech. Neither is true.2022 August 24, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Rail strikes deadlock”, in RAIL, number 964, page 3
Forms of get in the way
| third-person singular present | gets in the way |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting in the way |
| past | got in the way |
| past participle UK | got in the way |
| past participle US | gotten in the way |
| alternative form | get in one's way |
Questions about get in the way
- What does get in the way mean?
- Get in the way means to obstruct, hinder, or interfere.
- What part of speech is get in the way?
- Get in the way is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get in the way?
- The past tense of get in the way is got in the way.
Words near get in the way in the dictionary
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