get there

English

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Verb

get there (third-person singular simple present gets there, present participle getting there, simple past and past participle got there)

1. Arrive at a destination.

   What time are we going to get there?

2. (idiomatic) To succeed after a lengthy attempt.

   He's having trouble completing the Sudoku, but he'll get there eventually.

Derived terms

• get-there-itis

Anagrams

• greeteth