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got rid of

got rid of is the simple past of get rid of.

got rid of is the past participle of get rid of.

Meaning of get rid of

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.
    • Over the weekend he spent some time getting rid of the clothes he no longer wears.

Questions about got rid of

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

Words near got rid of in the dictionary

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

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