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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
Synonyms
Examples for "make"
Examples for "make"
1
However, he said helping people to make good choices remains a challenge.
Radio NZ
2
Meanwhile Brexit had brought home to Europe the need to make changes.
Reuters
3
Mrs Spelman said: We need to make the new CAP fundamentally different.
BBC
4
Clear and agreed policies help a funding organisation make objective, rational decisions.
The Irish Times
5
Photo: RNZ However he said his source might make the material public.
Radio NZ
1
Of course the government needs to reach people, especially in perilous times.
Radio NZ
2
Why should the situation reach a crisis point in a valley period?
The Irish Times
3
The budget gap could reach 250 billion pesos this year, traders said.
Reuters
4
But consumers ultimately still need quality medicine to reach their local markets.
The Guardian
5
He said the government needed to work harder to reach more people.
Radio NZ
1
It also said it has made good progress to reduce its costs.
The Irish Times
2
How long has it taken you to progress to your current position?
The South African
3
Despite today's result, both teams will progress to the finals on Sunday.
Radio NZ
4
Priority activities to support progress to regulatory and policy decision are outlined.
Pubmed
5
Glenflesk's progress to a Munster final two years ago was an exception.
The Irish Times
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
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Translations for get to
Get to through the time
Get to across language varieties
Australia
Common
Canada
Common
South Africa
Common
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