Meaning

3 senses

  1. (slang)To interfere or involve oneself with (something); to become deeply involved with (something); to intrude into or be nosy about (something).

  2. (slang)To have sexual intercourse with deep penetration.

  3. (slang)To best someone in a competition; to successfully challenge someone.

Examples

3953 sentences

  1. She got in at 9 p.m.

    Вона прийшла о дев'ятій вечора. — aandrusiak

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  2. I got lost in the forest.

    Я заблукав у лісі. — uaspeaker

    ruЯ заблудился в лесу. — Hellerick

    deIch habe mich im Wald verlaufen. — MUIRIEL

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  3. We got lost in the snow.

    Ми заблукали в снігу. — deniko

    ruМы заблудились в снегу. — Svetislava

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  4. He got lost in the city.

    Він заблукав у місті. — deniko

    ruОн заблудился в городе. — odexed

    deEr verlief sich in der Stadt. — xtofu80

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  5. I've got something in my eye.

    Щось потрапило мені в око. — yhelena

    ruМне что-то в глаз попало. — marafon

    deIch habe etwas im Auge. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyget up in
he, she, itgets up in

Past simpleLesson

all personsgot up in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave got up in
he, she, ithas got up in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill get up in

Synonyms

9 synonyms
fillA1knobswive
best someone:beatB1bestA1defeatB1outdoB2overcomeB1vanquish

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gestureB1getA1getawayB2getter

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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