English verb: get to | |||
1. | get to (motion) reach a goal, e.g., | ||
Samples | Make the first team. We made it!. She may not make the grade. | ||
Synonyms | make, progress to, reach | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accomplish, achieve, attain, reach | ||
2. | get to (change) arrive at the point of | ||
Samples | She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out | ||
3. | get to (emotion) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | ||
Samples | Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to get to Sue | ||
Synonyms | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displease | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | antagonise, antagonize, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, eat into, fret, fret, get, get under one's skin, grate, harass, harry, hassle, molest, peeve, plague, provoke, rankle, ruffle | ||
Verb group | chafe | ||