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Definition
- Verb (Phrasal Verb):
- To cause annoyance or irritation: To disturb someone, especially through persistent minor actions.
- To arrive at a particular state or condition: To reach a point where a specific feeling or action begins.
- To succeed in reaching a goal or destination: To manage to arrive at or achieve something.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- His constant whistling really gets to me. (His persistent whistling annoys me.)
- She gets to worrying if I don't call. (She reaches a state of worry if I don't call.)
- After a long hike, we finally got to the summit. (We finally succeeded in reaching the mountaintop.)
Advanced Usage
"What gets to me is...": A common phrase used to introduce something that is particularly irritating or upsetting.
- What gets to me is his lack of respect. (The thing that annoys me is his lack of respect.)
"To get to do something": To have the opportunity or chance to do something (a different, common meaning not in the provided reference).
- I got to meet the author after the lecture. (I had the opportunity to meet the author.)
Variants and Related Words
- Get (verb): A highly versatile verb with many meanings, forming the base of this phrasal verb.
- Annoy (verb): To cause slight anger or irritation.
- Irritate (verb): To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.
Synonyms
- Annoy: To cause minor anger or disturbance.
- Irritate: To provoke annoyance or anger.
- Bother: To cause trouble or annoyance.
- Reach: To arrive at a place or point.
- Arrive at: To come to a destination or conclusion.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Get at: To imply or suggest something indirectly.
- What are you getting at? (What are you trying to say?)
- Get through to: To succeed in making someone understand.
- I can't seem to get through to him. (I can't make him understand.)
Related Idioms
- Get to the bottom of: To find the underlying cause or truth of something.
- We need to get to the bottom of this mystery.
- Get to the point: To stop giving unnecessary details and state the main idea.
- Please get to the point of your story.
Verb
- 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
- arrive at the point of
- She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long
- reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
- We made it!
- She may not make the grade