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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

get the worst of it en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To suffer the most as a result of a defeat; to be the most badly affected.
    • Sure the others had a couple scuff marks, but he got the worst of it with all the bruises.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
getting the worst of it Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
got the worst of it Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
got the worst of it Tense=Past lexicographic
gets the worst of it Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gotten the worst of it Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

come out worse · have the worst of it