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gets started

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

Meaning of get started

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To begin an activity.
    • Come on guys, settle down, it's time to get started
  2. (transitive) To begin (an activity or event); to get something to start.
    • Get the car started and then we can set off.
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To cause (someone) to start talking about something in length.
    • He is also an avid photographer and falconer. Don't get him started talking about his birds because he won't stop for a while.2015, A. J. Marcus, Grizzly Discovery

Questions about gets started

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

Words near gets started in the dictionary

  1. gets someone's nanny-goat
  2. gets someone's number
  3. gets someone's shirt out
  4. gets something over with
  5. gets something twisted
  6. gets started
  7. gets straight
  8. gets stuck in
  9. gets stuck into
  10. gets sturdy
  11. gets taken in

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