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gets to

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

Meaning of get to

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To reach or arrive at (a physical or abstract destination, or state of doing a certain activity).
    • I’ll call you when I get to the railway station.
  2. To go to or be located at (a particular place).
    • Where has Jane got to? She was here just a moment ago.
  3. (informal, transitive) To be allowed to.
    • You won't get to have any dessert until you finish your vegetables.
  4. (transitive) To affect adversely; to upset or annoy.
    • This job’s really getting to me. I don’t know how much longer I’ll last.
  5. (transitive) To attack, intimidate or kill; to corrupt or bribe.
    • He’s refusing to testify. I think the Mob got to him.
  6. (transitive) To begin (something); to get around to doing (something).
    • He got to his chores in the afternoon.

Questions about gets to

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

Words near gets to in the dictionary

  1. gets the wrong idea
  2. gets there
  3. gets through
  4. gets through one's head
  5. gets through one's thick skull
  6. gets to
  7. gets to first base
  8. gets to grips with
  9. gets to know
  10. gets to one's feet
  11. gets to the bottom of

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gets to (page history and authors); get to (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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