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gets into trouble

gets into trouble is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get into trouble.

Meaning of get into trouble

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To be punished or chastised for doing something prohibited.
  2. (transitive) To cause to be punished.
    • You'll get us all into trouble if you don't keep quiet.
  3. (intransitive) To fall into difficulty.
    Synonyms:
    run into trouble, run aground
  4. (euphemistic, intransitive, slang) To become pregnant.
  5. (euphemistic, slang, transitive) To make pregnant.
    • He got a girl into trouble and had to marry her.

Questions about gets into trouble

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

Words near gets into trouble in the dictionary

  1. gets into shape
  2. gets into someone's head
  3. gets into someone's pants
  4. gets into the act
  5. gets into the wrong hands
  6. gets into trouble
  7. gets it
  8. gets it how one gets it
  9. gets it how one lives
  10. gets it how one lives it
  11. gets it in

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