"get in the way" meaning in English

See get in the way in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gets in the way [present, singular, third-person], getting in the way [participle, present], got in the way [past], got in the way [UK, participle, past], gotten in the way [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> in the way}} get in the way (third-person singular simple present gets in the way, present participle getting in the way, simple past got in the way, past participle (UK) got in the way or (US) gotten in the way)
  1. (intransitive) to obstruct, hinder, or interfere Tags: intransitive Translations (to obstruct, hinder, or interfere): ἐπιπροσθέω (epiprosthéō) (Ancient Greek), խանգարել (xangarel) (Armenian), 妨礙 (Chinese Mandarin), 妨碍 (fáng'ài) (Chinese Mandarin), 阻礙 (Chinese Mandarin), 阻碍 (zǔ'ài) (Chinese Mandarin), stören (German), dazwischenkommen (German), hindern (German), behindern (German), 妨げる (samatageru) (alt: さまたげる) (Japanese), 邪魔になる (jama-ni naru) (Japanese), impedio (Latin), stać na drodze [imperfective] (Polish), stawać na drodze [imperfective] (Polish), stanąć na drodze [perfective] (Polish), stać na przeszkodzie [imperfective] (Polish), stanąć na przeszkodzie [perfective] (Polish), stać na zawadzie [imperfective] (Polish), stanąć na zawadzie [perfective] (Polish), wchodzić w paradę [imperfective] (Polish), wejść w paradę [perfective] (Polish), atrapalhar (Portuguese), меша́ть (mešátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), помеша́ть (pomešátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), препя́тствовать (prepjátstvovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), воспрепя́тствовать (vosprepjátstvovatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), interponerse (Spanish), obstruir (Spanish), estorbar (Spanish), interferir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-get_in_the_way-en-verb-7BRgDxAY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

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