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got to know

got to know is the simple past and past participle of get to know.

Meaning of get to know

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To become acquainted with (someone or something); to meet someone.
    • I'm not into that one-night thing. I think a person should get to know someone and even be in love with them before you use them and degrade them23 October 1976, Steve Martin, Saturday Night Live
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, know.

Questions about got to know

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

Words near got to know in the dictionary

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

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