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gets down to

gets down to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get down to.

Meaning of get down to

Verb

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

  1. To start focusing on doing something serious

Questions about gets down to

What is gets down to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets down to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get down to.

Words near gets down to in the dictionary

  1. gets changed
  2. gets cold feet
  3. gets cracking
  4. gets down
  5. gets down on
  6. gets down to
  7. gets down to bedrock
  8. gets down to brass tacks
  9. gets down to business
  10. gets down to cases
  11. gets down to nuts and bolts

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