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getting real

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

Meaning of get real

Verb

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

  1. To stop pretending or dreaming; to start facing up to some aspect of reality (usually, an unpleasant one).
    • let's get real

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Questions about getting real

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

Words near getting real in the dictionary

  1. getting over the line
  2. getting past
  3. getting past oneself
  4. getting physical
  5. getting ready
  6. getting real
  7. getting religion
  8. getting rid of
  9. getting right
  10. getting right down to cases
  11. getting right into it

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