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getting behind

getting behind is the present participle and gerund of get behind.

Meaning of get behind

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To come to believe or support something.
    • I can't get behind the idea that all homeless people are just too lazy to work.
    Synonyms:
    endorse
  2. (informal, transitive) To support, to cheer on.
  3. (informal, transitive) To appreciate, to enjoy.
    • I could definitely get behind a fun restaurant in this town.
  4. (informal, narcotics) To have a trip or any pleasurable experience with drugs.
  5. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To nag or pressure (somebody).
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, behind.

Questions about getting behind

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

Words near getting behind in the dictionary

  1. getting away with murder
  2. getting back
  3. getting back at
  4. getting back on the horse that bucked one
  5. getting back to
  6. getting behind
  7. getting bent out of shape
  8. getting better
  9. getting between
  10. getting blood from a stone
  11. getting blood from a turnip

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