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getting with it

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

Meaning of get with it

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To be satisfied with something; to get down with something; to accept or involve oneself in something; to respond to new fashions and trends.
    • Times are changing, and you have to get with it, man.

Questions about getting with it

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

Words near getting with it in the dictionary

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

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