get a line on in English

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

Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,gotten> a line on}} get a line on (third-person singular simple present gets a line on, present participle getting a line on, simple past got a line on, past participle gotten a line on)

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gets a line on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getting a line on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got a line on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten a line on",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To obtain information about someone or something."
      ],
      "id": "en-get_a_line_on-en-verb-Yl5hzyHV",
      "links": [
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        ],
        [
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          "information"
        ],
        [
          "someone",
          "someone"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly US, informal) To obtain information about someone or something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get a line on"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gets a line on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getting a line on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got a line on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten a line on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "get<,,got,gotten> a line on"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To obtain information about someone or something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "obtain",
          "obtain"
        ],
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        ],
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        "(chiefly US, informal) To obtain information about someone or something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get a line on"
}

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"get a line on" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms