get to

/gɪt tu/

/gɛt tu/

Other forms: got to; getting to; gets to; gotten to

Definitions of get to

1. verb

   arrive at the point of
   “She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long”

   type of:

   begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out

   take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
2. verb

   reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
   synonyms: make, progress to, reach

   type of:

   accomplish, achieve, attain, reach

   gain with effort
3. verb

   cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
   synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex

   chafe

   feel extreme irritation or anger

   types:

   get, get under one's skin

   irritate

   eat into, fester, fret, gnaw, grate, rankle

   gnaw into; make resentful or angry

   peeve

   cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

   ruffle

   trouble or vex

   fret

   cause annoyance in

   beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke

   annoy continually or chronically

   antagonise, antagonize

   provoke the hostility of

   goad, needle

   goad or provoke, as by constant criticism

   bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

   treat cruelly

   haze

   harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

   type of:

   displease

   give displeasure to