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getting there

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

Meaning of get there

Verb

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

  1. To arrive at a destination.
    • What time are we going to get there?
  2. (idiomatic) To succeed after a lengthy attempt.
    • He's having trouble completing the sudoku puzzle, but he'll get there eventually.

Questions about getting there

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

Words near getting there in the dictionary

  1. getting the wall
  2. getting the wind up
  3. getting the word out
  4. getting the worst of it
  5. getting the wrong idea
  6. getting there
  7. getting through
  8. getting through one's head
  9. getting through one's thick skull
  10. getting to
  11. getting to first base

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