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getting around to

getting around to is the present participle and gerund of get around to.

Meaning of get around to

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To eventually begin or return to some task.
    • Someday I'll get around to organizing this mess.

Questions about getting around to

What is getting around to the present participle and gerund of?
Getting around to is the present participle and gerund of get around to.

Words near getting around to in the dictionary

  1. getting ahold of oneself
  2. getting along
  3. getting amongst it
  4. getting any
  5. getting around
  6. getting around to
  7. getting at
  8. getting away
  9. getting away with
  10. getting away with murder
  11. getting back

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