Definition of "get to"

get to

verb
third-person singular simple present gets to, present participle getting to, simple past got to, past participle (UK) got to or (US) gotten to
1. (transitive) To reach or arrive at (a physical or abstract destination, or state of doing a certain activity).
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  Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
  1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […]
  Afore we got to the shanty Colonel Applegate stuck his head out of the door. His temper had been getting raggeder all the time, and the sousing he got when he fell overboard had just about ripped what was left of it to ravellings.
  1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 8, in Mr. Pratt's Patients
2. (of someone or something that is or has been missing) To go to or be located at (a particular place).
3. (transitive, informal) To be allowed to.
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  The winner of a confrontation gets to mate
  1999, Saul Stahl, American Mathematical Society, A Gentle Introduction to Game Theory, page 144
  Tolzmann argues that it is not necessarily the most perceived 'global' city that actually gets to host the Games.
  2016, David Hassan, Shakya Mitra, editors, The Olympic Games: Meeting New Global Challenges
4. (transitive) To affect adversely; to upset or annoy.
5. (transitive) To intimidate or kill etc.

Definition of "get to"

get to

verb

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