get to

English

Verb

get to (third-person singular simple present gets to, present participle getting to, simple past got to, past participle got to, (North American) gotten to)

1. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ to.

   I'll call you when I get to the railway station.

   How come he got to be hall monitor? No fair!

2. To affect adversely; to upset or annoy.

   This job's really getting to me. I don't know how much longer I'll last.

3. To track down and intimidate.

   He's refusing to testify. I think the Mob got to him.

See also

• get at

Translations

to upset or annoy

• Russian: доставать (ru) (dostavátʼ) n, раздражать (ru) (razdražátʼ) n