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Verb get to has 3 senses
- reach, make, get to, progress to - reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
--1 is one way to achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- get to - arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away form home too long"
--2 is one way to get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s INFINITIVE
- annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
--3 is one way to displease
Sample sentence:
The performance is likely to get to Sue
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