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got to the bottom of

got to the bottom of is the simple past of get to the bottom of.

got to the bottom of is the past participle of get to the bottom of.

Meaning of get to the bottom of

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
    • I don't know what's going on here, but I'll get to the bottom of it sooner or later.

Questions about got to the bottom of

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

Words near got to the bottom of in the dictionary

  1. got to
  2. got to first base
  3. got to grips with
  4. got to know
  5. got to one's feet
  6. got to the bottom of
  7. got to the fireworks factory
  8. got to the point
  9. got together
  10. got turned around
  11. got under it

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