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got real

got real is the simple past of get real.

got real is the past participle of get real.

Meaning of get real

Verb

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

  1. To stop pretending or dreaming; to start facing up to some aspect of reality (usually, an unpleasant one).
    • let's get real

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Questions about got real

What is got real the simple past of?
Got real is the simple past of get real.

Words near got real in the dictionary

  1. got over the line
  2. got past
  3. got past oneself
  4. got physical
  5. got ready
  6. got real
  7. got religion
  8. got rid of
  9. got right
  10. got right down to cases
  11. got right into it

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