get one's head around
get one's head around verb: to understand; fathom; solve.
Verb
get one's head around (third-person singular simple present gets one's head around, present participle getting one's head around, simple past got one's head around, past participle (UK) got one's head around or (US) gotten one's head around)
- To understand; fathom; solve.
- How did you get this number? / I can't get my head 'round you2002, Frou Frou, “Psychobabble”, in Detail
- When my mum did pass away I fell out with God because I couldn't get my head around why he'd taken away the one person that we needed in our lives, because dad was no good to us.2009, Wahida Shaffi, Our Stories, Our Lives: Inspiring Muslim Women's Voices, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- wrap one's head around
Synonyms of get one's head around
Forms of get one's head around
| third-person singular present | gets one's head around |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting one's head around |
| past | got one's head around |
| past participle UK | got one's head around |
| past participle US | gotten one's head around |
Questions about get one's head around
- What does get one's head around mean?
- Get one's head around means to understand; fathom; solve.
- What part of speech is get one's head around?
- Get one's head around is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get one's head around?
- The past tense of get one's head around is got one's head around.
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