get to
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Arrive at, reach, as in When we get to the store we'll talk to the manager .
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Begin doing something or start to deal with something. For example, We got to reminiscing about college days , or Let's get to this business right now . [Mid-1800s]
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Bribe someone, as in We're sure the dealer got to one of the narcotics agents . [ Slang ; 1920s]
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Influence or affect, especially adversely, as in This loud music really gets to me , or Mother's crying always gets to him . [ Colloquial ; 1960s] Also see get under someone's skin .
Example Sentences
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“Sometimes you don’t get to choose if you’re the guy, but you’re the guy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I didn't have time to think about how I was going to get to the other side, I just had to deal with it."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He said he was excited he got "to be part of something which kids from the next generation will get to grow up to watch".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
However, market upheavals like this are exactly when independent traders who shift oil, natural gas and metals around the world and are willing to take the risks get to reap giant profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
We pull number thirty-two—about the middle of a seventy-team race—and the dogs get to stand and watch thirty-one teams go out ahead of them.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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