get there en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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To arrive at a destination.
What time are we going to get there?
(I’ve been there, I know the way) [You] can’t get there from here
1985, “Can’t Get There From Here”, in Fables of the Reconstruction, performed by R.E.M.:
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(idiomatic) To succeed after a lengthy attempt.
He's having trouble completing the sudoku puzzle, but he'll get there eventually.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gotten there | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| getting there | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gets there | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| got there | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got there | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
cic ona (arrive at a destination)