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got the picture

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

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

Meaning of get the picture

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To understand or comprehend a situation; to interpret things correctly.
    • I hung a "no solicitors" sign by my door. One of these days, I hope they'll get the picture and quit ringing the bell.

Questions about got the picture

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

Words near got the picture in the dictionary

  1. got the last laugh
  2. got the lead out
  3. got the memo
  4. got the nod
  5. got the noggin joggin'
  6. got the picture
  7. got the point
  8. got the push
  9. got the runaround
  10. got the sack
  11. got the show on the road

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Adapted from Wiktionary: got the picture (page history and authors); get the picture (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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