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gets up to

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

Meaning of get up to

Verb

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

  1. To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper.
    • Recently he's been getting up to all sorts of mischief.

Questions about gets up to

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

Words near gets up to in the dictionary

  1. gets up in someone's face
  2. gets up in someone's grill
  3. gets up into
  4. gets up on the wrong side of bed
  5. gets up on the wrong side of the bed
  6. gets up to
  7. gets up with the chickens
  8. gets wasted
  9. gets well
  10. gets wet
  11. gets what one asked for

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