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gets it

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

Meaning of get it

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, it.
    • If you order the pizza, I'll go get it.
  2. To understand something; to catch on; to fully appreciate its implications.
    • If they aren't getting it, explain it a different way.
  3. (idiomatic) To receive a negative thing: to receive punishment; to receive a retaliation; to receive a beating; to get what's coming to one; to feel someone's wrath.
    • After the way she spoke to him, she's really going to get it this time.
  4. (slang) To be struck (as an act of violence).
    • If you don't put away that smug little smile I swear you'll get it right in the teeth.
  5. (euphemistic, slang) To have sex, especially referring to its possibility or eventuality.
    • He could get it if he just had more confidence.

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Questions about gets it

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

Words near gets it in the dictionary

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

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