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got down to

got down to is the simple past and past participle of get down to.

Meaning of get down to

Verb

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

  1. To start focusing on doing something serious

Questions about got down to

What is got down to the simple past and past participle of?
Got down to is the simple past and past participle of get down to.

Words near got down to in the dictionary

  1. got by with
  2. got changed
  3. got cold feet
  4. got down
  5. got down on
  6. got down to
  7. got down to bedrock
  8. got down to brass tacks
  9. got down to business
  10. got down to cases
  11. got down to nuts and bolts

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