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gets past

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

Meaning of get past

Verb

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

  1. To continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way.
  2. To cause something to get around a blockage; to cause to get around or surpass something that is in the way.
  3. (figuratively) To pass by unnoticed by someone who would have the power to halt or correct it.
    • He was an intelligent mathematician, and very few mistakes got past him in his works.
  4. (broadly, figuratively) To get through a difficult time; to overcome a source of grief.
    Synonyms:
    reach past
  5. (broadly, figuratively) To cause someone to overcome a source of grief or get through a difficult time.

Questions about gets past

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

Words near gets past in the dictionary

  1. gets outside of
  2. gets over
  3. gets over on
  4. gets over oneself
  5. gets over the line
  6. gets past
  7. gets past oneself
  8. gets physical
  9. gets ready
  10. gets real
  11. gets religion

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