Meaning

3 senses

  1. (idiomatic, transitive)To overwhelm or overcome.

    jemanden in die Knie zwingen, jemanden am Arsch kriegen, deklassieren

    взять верхvzjatʹ verx, одолетьodoletʹ, одержать верхoderžatʹ verx

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To trick or con.

  3. (idiomatic, transitive)To gain an advantage over or regarding.

    He got the better of him early in the match, but ended up losing.

    win a victory over

Examples

5391 sentences

  1. They got out of the car.

    Вони вийшли з машини. — hectorvk

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  2. Get this stuff out of here.

    Забери ці речі звідси. — deniko

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  3. Let's get out of this place.

    Ходімо звідси. — deniko

    ruСматываемся отсюда! — marafon

    deLass uns von hier verschwinden. — mayabe

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  4. I've got plans of my own.

    У мене є власні плани. — deniko

    ruУ меня есть свои планы. — sharptoothed

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  5. I just got out of jail.

    Я щойно вийшов із в'язниці. — deniko

    ruЯ только что вышел из тюрьмы. — odexed

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to overwhelm or overcome:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to overwhelm or overcome:

Forms

gets the better of, getting the better of, got the better of, got the better of
Base formget the better of · to get the better of
3rd person singulargets the better of
Present participlegetting the better of
Past simplegot the better of
Past participlegot the better of / gotten the better of

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyget the better of
he, she, itgets the better of

Past simpleLesson

all personsgot the better of

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave got the better of
he, she, ithas got the better of

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill get the better of

Synonyms

4 synonyms
defeatB1betterA1overpower
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gestureB1getA1getawayB2getter
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