"get there" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get there.ogg Forms: gets there [present, singular, third-person], getting there [participle, present], got there [past], got there [UK, participle, past], gotten there [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> there}} get there (third-person singular simple present gets there, present participle getting there, simple past got there, past participle (UK) got there or (US) gotten there)
  1. To arrive at a destination. Derived forms: get-there-itis Translations (arrive at a destination): ona (Chickasaw)
    Sense id: en-get_there-en-verb-Z5hdSk2H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Chickasaw translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Chickasaw translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'arrive at a destination': 98 2
  2. (idiomatic) To succeed after a lengthy attempt. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-get_there-en-verb-pWEU7~EN
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        "To arrive at a destination."
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          "word": "ona"
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        "(idiomatic) To succeed after a lengthy attempt."
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          "text": "What time are we going to get there?",
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        "To arrive at a destination."
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        "(idiomatic) To succeed after a lengthy attempt."
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  "translations": [
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      "code": "cic",
      "lang": "Chickasaw",
      "sense": "arrive at a destination",
      "word": "ona"
    }
  ],
  "word": "get there"
}

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