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getting used to

getting used to noun: acclimation, adjustment.

Noun

getting used to (uncountable)

  1. Acclimation, adjustment.
    • The new arrangement will take some getting used to, but I think it'll turn out to be a good thing.

Questions about getting used to

What does getting used to mean?
Getting used to means acclimation, adjustment.
What part of speech is getting used to?
Getting used to is a noun.

Words near getting used to in the dictionary

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

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