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getting into trouble

getting into trouble is the present participle and gerund of get into trouble.

Meaning of get into trouble

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To be punished or chastised for doing something prohibited.
  2. (transitive) To cause to be punished.
    • You'll get us all into trouble if you don't keep quiet.
  3. (intransitive) To fall into difficulty.
    Synonyms:
    run into trouble, run aground
  4. (euphemistic, intransitive, slang) To become pregnant.
  5. (euphemistic, slang, transitive) To make pregnant.
    • He got a girl into trouble and had to marry her.

Questions about getting into trouble

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

Words near getting into trouble in the dictionary

  1. getting into shape
  2. getting into someone's head
  3. getting into someone's pants
  4. getting into the act
  5. getting into the wrong hands
  6. getting into trouble
  7. getting it
  8. getting it how one gets it
  9. getting it how one lives
  10. getting it how one lives it
  11. getting it in

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