Term Gallery logo

Meanings of get to in English

Portuguese
importunar
Catalan
amoïnar
Spanish
provocar

To make someone rather angry or impatient; to cause annoyance.

importunar
Portuguese
atingir
Spanish
lograr alcanzar

Reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"

atingir
Usage of get to in English
1
The migrants hope to get to wealthy western Europe and find work.
Reuters
2
When many aid workers hear about a problem, they get to work.
Radio NZ
3
Working together was a good way to get to know people better.
The Land of Painted Caves
4
Soon, he said, he would get to work on the second floor.
The Hellbound Heart
5
I hope we can get to that point as quickly as possible.
Radio NZ
6
It has taken years of consumer pressure to get to this position.
The Irish Times
7
The government says it was merely helping voters get to home towns.
Reuters
8
In April last year he'd said the Dow would get to 300.
New york: the novel
9
Therefore, they needed to get to safety before our time ran out.
Outpost
10
Societies are a great way to get to know people in university.
The Irish Times
11
There's only one way to get to Scan's level: dramatic dietary changes.
The Guardian
12
Normally it would take years to get to this point, Hancock said.
Radio NZ
13
For our sport it takes four days to get to that moment.
The Guardian
14
Because to get to these scattered islands you need the sea transport.
Radio NZ
15
But she needed to help Joan; she needed to get to Josh.
The Magician
16
We'll get to it; right now I want to hear about Zurich.
The bourne identity
This collocation consists of:
Translations for get to
Get to through the time
Get to across language varieties
Australia
Common
Canada
Common
South Africa
Common
More variants