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get to one's feet

get to one's feet verb: to stand up.

Verb

get to one's feet (third-person singular simple present gets to one's feet, present participle getting to one's feet, simple past got to one's feet, past participle (UK) got to one's feet or (US) gotten to one's feet)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To stand up.
    • Richardson dropped into the six-foot between the two engines, ran for a few yards, grabbed Mitchell's engine, and swung himself up. Mitchell had got to his feet by this time, but he made no move. Richardson shut off steam, reversed her, and brought her to a stand.1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, page 54
    Synonyms:
    arise, get up

Synonyms of get to one's feet

Forms of get to one's feet

third-person singular presentgets to one's feet
present participlegetting to one's feet
pastgot to one's feet
past participle UKgot to one's feet
past participle USgotten to one's feet

Questions about get to one's feet

What does get to one's feet mean?
Get to one's feet means to stand up.
What part of speech is get to one's feet?
Get to one's feet is a verb.
What is the past tense of get to one's feet?
The past tense of get to one's feet is got to one's feet.

Words near get to one's feet in the dictionary

  1. get to first base
  2. get to fuck
  3. get to grass
  4. get to grips with
  5. get to know
  6. get to one's feet
  7. get to the bottom of
  8. get to the fireworks factory
  9. get to the point
  10. get to work
  11. get together

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