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got up to

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

Meaning of get up to

Verb

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

  1. To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper.
    • Recently he's been getting up to all sorts of mischief.

Questions about got up to

What is got up to the past participle of?
Got up to is the past participle of get up to.

Words near got up to in the dictionary

  1. got up early
  2. got up in
  3. got up in someone's face
  4. got up in someone's grill
  5. got up into
  6. got up to
  7. got up with the chickens
  8. got wasted
  9. got well
  10. got wet
  11. got what one asked for

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