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gets well

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

Meaning of get well

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To recover from an illness or injury.
  2. (idiomatic) To recover from financial straits.
    • With a single blockbuster, the studio got well.

Questions about gets well

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

Words near gets well in the dictionary

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

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