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getting with

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

Meaning of get with

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To become intimate with; to kiss and cuddle with; to have sex with.
    • You can't get with yourself if you are not by yourself.1993, Art Taylor, Notes and tones: musician-to-musician interviews, page 104
  2. (informal, obsolete, transitive) To be in the company of; to accompany.
    • I do love to get with a lot of nice girls, and carry on!1860, Elizabeth Prentiss, Stepping heavenward, page 33
  3. To align oneself with.
    • We have to get with the times or we'll be left behind.
  4. (informal) to contact; make contact with
    • I'll get with you tomorrow on what we're going to do about the party.
  5. To enjoy oneself or be satisfied regarding (something); to understand or accept (something).
    • At first I was awkward, but eventually I got with the music.
  6. (transitive) To be impregnated.
    • The stallion got with foal three out of four mares.

Questions about getting with

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

Words near getting with in the dictionary

  1. getting what's coming to one
  2. getting wind
  3. getting wind in one's jaws
  4. getting wind of
  5. getting wise
  6. getting with
  7. getting with child
  8. getting with it
  9. getting with the program
  10. getting with the times
  11. getting work done

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Adapted from Wiktionary: getting with (page history and authors); get with (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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