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gets rid of

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

Meaning of get rid of

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.
    • Over the weekend he spent some time getting rid of the clothes he no longer wears.

Questions about gets rid of

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

Words near gets rid of in the dictionary

  1. gets past oneself
  2. gets physical
  3. gets ready
  4. gets real
  5. gets religion
  6. gets rid of
  7. gets right
  8. gets right down to cases
  9. gets right into it
  10. gets round
  11. gets round to

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