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getting over the line

getting over the line is the present participle and gerund of get over the line.

Meaning of get over the line

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To fulfil one's task; to do what is required.
    • Midfielder Jill Scott, who had suffered defeat at the hands of the Germans in the final in 2009, came on in extra time to help England get over the line and was overcome with emotion.2022 July 31, Emma Sanders, “England 2-1 Germany”, in BBC Sport

Questions about getting over the line

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

Words near getting over the line in the dictionary

  1. getting out while the getting's good
  2. getting outside of
  3. getting over
  4. getting over on
  5. getting over oneself
  6. getting over the line
  7. getting past
  8. getting past oneself
  9. getting physical
  10. getting ready
  11. getting real

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