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got there

got there is the simple past and past participle of get there.

Meaning of get there

Verb

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

  1. To arrive at a destination.
    • What time are we going to get there?
  2. (idiomatic) To succeed after a lengthy attempt.
    • He's having trouble completing the sudoku puzzle, but he'll get there eventually.

Questions about got there

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

Words near got there in the dictionary

  1. got the wall
  2. got the wind up
  3. got the word out
  4. got the worst of it
  5. got the wrong idea
  6. got there
  7. got through
  8. got through one's head
  9. got through one's thick skull
  10. got to
  11. got to first base

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