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getting well

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

Meaning of get well

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To recover from an illness or injury.
  2. (idiomatic) To recover from financial straits.
    • With a single blockbuster, the studio got well.

Questions about getting well

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

Words near getting well in the dictionary

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

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