get there

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

get there (third-person singular simple present gets there, present participle getting there, simple past got there, past participle (UK) got there or (US) gotten there)

1. To arrive at a destination.

   What time are we going to get there?

   • 1985, “Can’t Get There From Here”, in Fables of the Reconstruction, performed by R.E.M.:

     (I’ve been there, I know the way) [You] can’t get there from here

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

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

Derived terms

• get-there-itis

Translations

arrive at a destination

• Chickasaw: ona

Anagrams

• greeteth