"get into trouble" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get into trouble.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets into trouble [present, singular, third-person], getting into trouble [participle, present], got into trouble [past], got into trouble [UK, participle, past], gotten into trouble [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> into trouble}} get into trouble (third-person singular simple present gets into trouble, present participle getting into trouble, simple past got into trouble, past participle (UK) got into trouble or (US) gotten into trouble)
  1. (intransitive) To be punished or chastised for doing something prohibited. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Pregnancy
    Sense id: en-get_into_trouble-en-verb-SwX7hWrB Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 32 29 8 16 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 16 13 15 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 16 13 14 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 18 14 17 6 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 43 19 17 15 6 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 18 13 15 6
  2. (transitive) To cause to be punished. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Pregnancy
    Sense id: en-get_into_trouble-en-verb-M3atm4Tq Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 32 29 8 16 16
  3. (intransitive) To fall into difficulty. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: run into trouble, run aground
    Sense id: en-get_into_trouble-en-verb-AHzJFOAz
  4. (slang, euphemistic) Of a woman, especially a single or young woman:
    (intransitive) To become pregnant.
    Tags: euphemistic, intransitive, slang Categories (topical): Pregnancy
    Sense id: en-get_into_trouble-en-verb-1WLZtI2U Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 32 29 8 16 16 Categories (other): English euphemisms
  5. (slang, euphemistic) Of a woman, especially a single or young woman:
    (transitive) To make pregnant.
    Tags: euphemistic, slang, transitive Categories (topical): Pregnancy
    Sense id: en-get_into_trouble-en-verb-KiJe1a3d Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 32 29 8 16 16 Categories (other): English euphemisms

Download JSON data for get into trouble meaning in English (5.1kB)

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