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getting to know

getting to know is the present participle and gerund of get to know.

Meaning of get to know

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To become acquainted with (someone or something); to meet someone.
    • I'm not into that one-night thing. I think a person should get to know someone and even be in love with them before you use them and degrade them23 October 1976, Steve Martin, Saturday Night Live
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, know.

Questions about getting to know

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

Words near getting to know in the dictionary

  1. getting through one's head
  2. getting through one's thick skull
  3. getting to
  4. getting to first base
  5. getting to grips with
  6. getting to know
  7. getting to one's feet
  8. getting to the bottom of
  9. getting to the fireworks factory
  10. getting to the point
  11. getting together

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