get

verb (REACH)

/ɡet/ (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US gotten)

Definition

A1 [I usually + adv/prep, T] to reach or arrive at a particular place: We hadn't even got as far as London when the car broke down. What time does he normally get home (from work)? If you get to the restaurant before us, just wait at the bar.Arriving, entering and invading › [I usually + adv/prep] to reach a particular stage, condition, or time: You earn loads if you get to the top in that profession. It got to Thursday and she still hadn't heard any news.informal I'm getting to the stage now where I just want to give up.Starting and beginningStarting again get far/somewhere/anywhere › to make progress or to improve: She's taking flute lessons, but she really doesn't seem to be getting anywhere with it. It's been hard settling in, but I feel I'm getting somewhere at last.Making progress and advancingBecoming better

(Definition of get verb (REACH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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