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got off the ground

got off the ground is the simple past and past participle of get off the ground.

Meaning of get off the ground

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To succeed or begin to succeed.
    • His big plans to get rich never quite seemed to get off the ground.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To make (something) succeed.
    • He couldn't get George's career off the ground.

Questions about got off the ground

What is got off the ground the simple past and past participle of?
Got off the ground is the simple past and past participle of get off the ground.

Words near got off the ground in the dictionary

  1. got off one's backside
  2. got off one's chest
  3. got off one's high horse
  4. got off someone's back
  5. got off someone's case
  6. got off the ground
  7. got off the mark
  8. got off the nut
  9. got off with
  10. got on
  11. got on at

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