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got to first base

got to first base is the simple past of get to first base.

got to first base is the past participle of get to first base.

Meaning of get to first base

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To get as far as the first phase or milestone of a goal.
    • We are not just people who "happen to be queer" — we are a terribly oppressed minority who will never get to first base in our battle for human and constitutional rights until we stop pretending that we are "like everyone else" and start fighting for our uniqueness.1979 April 28, J. Lee, “I'm Still Here”, in Gay Community News, page 5
  2. (euphemistic, idiomatic, slang) To get as far as kissing in sexual advances.

Questions about got to first base

What is got to first base the simple past of?
Got to first base is the simple past of get to first base.

Words near got to first base in the dictionary

  1. got there
  2. got through
  3. got through one's head
  4. got through one's thick skull
  5. got to
  6. got to first base
  7. got to grips with
  8. got to know
  9. got to one's feet
  10. got to the bottom of
  11. got to the fireworks factory

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