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get into it

get into it verb: to fight or argue about something, especially a long-simmering issue; to begin thoroughly attending to a lengthy process or situation.

Verb

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

  1. (US, slang) To fight or argue about something, especially a long-simmering issue; to begin thoroughly attending to a lengthy process or situation.
    • We're finally going to get into it about the policy.

Forms of get into it

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

Questions about get into it

What does get into it mean?
Get into it means to fight or argue about something, especially a long-simmering issue; to begin thoroughly attending to a lengthy process or situation.
What part of speech is get into it?
Get into it is a verb.
What is the past tense of get into it?
The past tense of get into it is got into it.

Words near get into it in the dictionary

  1. get in with
  2. get ink
  3. get inside someone's pants
  4. get into
  5. get into character
  6. get into it
  7. get into one's stride
  8. get into shape
  9. get into someone's head
  10. get into someone's pants
  11. get into the act

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