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gets there

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

Meaning of get there

Verb

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

  1. To arrive at a destination.
    • What time are we going to get there?
  2. (idiomatic) To succeed after a lengthy attempt.
    • He's having trouble completing the sudoku puzzle, but he'll get there eventually.

Questions about gets there

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

Words near gets there in the dictionary

  1. gets the wall
  2. gets the wind up
  3. gets the word out
  4. gets the worst of it
  5. gets the wrong idea
  6. gets there
  7. gets through
  8. gets through one's head
  9. gets through one's thick skull
  10. gets to
  11. gets to first base

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