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getting ideas

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

Meaning of get ideas

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To get the inspiration or temptation to do something unwise.
    • I just recounted a few silly stories from high school, but don't get any ideas!

Questions about getting ideas

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

Words near getting ideas in the dictionary

  1. getting grey hair from
  2. getting high
  3. getting hitched
  4. getting hold of
  5. getting home
  6. getting ideas
  7. getting in
  8. getting in on
  9. getting in one's way
  10. getting in someone's pants
  11. getting in the boat and rowing

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