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gets to first base

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

Meaning of get to first base

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To get as far as the first phase or milestone of a goal.
    • We are not just people who "happen to be queer" — we are a terribly oppressed minority who will never get to first base in our battle for human and constitutional rights until we stop pretending that we are "like everyone else" and start fighting for our uniqueness.1979 April 28, J. Lee, “I'm Still Here”, in Gay Community News, page 5
  2. (euphemistic, idiomatic, slang) To get as far as kissing in sexual advances.

Questions about gets to first base

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

Words near gets to first base in the dictionary

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

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