get down to in English

Forms: gets down to [present, singular, third-person], getting down to [participle, present], got down to [past], got down to [participle, past], gotten down to [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,got,got:gotten>|head=get down to}} get down to (third-person singular simple present gets down to, present participle getting down to, simple past got down to, past participle got down to or gotten down to)

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gets down to",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "getting down to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got down to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got down to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten down to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "To start focusing on doing something serious"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "get around to"
        },
        {
          "word": "get down to brass nails"
        },
        {
          "word": "get down to brass tacks"
        },
        {
          "word": "get down to business"
        },
        {
          "word": "get down to nuts and bolts"
        },
        {
          "word": "get down to the nitty-gritty"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get down to"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gets down to",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getting down to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got down to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got down to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten down to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "<,,got,got:gotten>",
        "head": "get down to"
      },
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    }
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    },
    {
      "word": "get down to brass tacks"
    },
    {
      "word": "get down to business"
    },
    {
      "word": "get down to nuts and bolts"
    },
    {
      "word": "get down to the nitty-gritty"
    }
  ],
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        "To start focusing on doing something serious"
      ],
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        [
          "start",
          "start"
        ]
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  ],
  "word": "get down to"
}

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"get down to" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms