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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
            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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