get to Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
   progress to; make; reach.
   
   • We made it!
   • She may not make the grade
2. verb arrive at the point of
   
   • She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long
3. verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
   annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; rile; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
   
   • Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
   • It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves

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