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get up to

get up to verb: to do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper.

Verb

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

  1. To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper.
    • Recently he's been getting up to all sorts of mischief.
    • I haven't seen you for a while. What have you been getting up to?

Forms of get up to

third-person singular presentgets up to
present participlegetting up to
pastgot up to
past participle UKgot up to
past participle USgotten up to

Questions about get up to

What does get up to mean?
Get up to means to do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper.
What part of speech is get up to?
Get up to is a verb.
What is the past tense of get up to?
The past tense of get up to is got up to.

Words near get up to in the dictionary

  1. get up off
  2. get up on the wrong side of bed
  3. get up on the wrong side of the bed
  4. get up someone's nose
  5. get up the yard
  6. get up to
  7. get up with the chickens
  8. get used
  9. get wasted
  10. get well
  11. get well soon

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