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getting up to

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

Meaning of get up to

Verb

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

  1. To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper.
    • Recently he's been getting up to all sorts of mischief.

Questions about getting up to

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

Words near getting up to in the dictionary

  1. getting up early
  2. getting up in
  3. getting up in someone's face
  4. getting up in someone's grill
  5. getting up into
  6. getting up to
  7. getting up with the chickens
  8. getting used to
  9. getting wasted
  10. getting well
  11. getting wet

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