getting to know
idiom
: becoming acquainted with
We just bought a house here last month, and we're still getting to know our neighbors.
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The company regularly sends teams of people to a market to spend a whole weekend with customers, hanging out with them, going shopping together, and really getting to know them.
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
Yeah, Before Sunrise is about two characters getting to know each other.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
There was a bit of getting to know each other, and then Lily just started to tell us a lot of stories of the last five years of her life.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
First impressions are great, but nothing beats getting to know a person, place or vehicle.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
Yeah, Before Sunrise is about two characters getting to know each other.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
There was a bit of getting to know each other, and then Lily just started to tell us a lot of stories of the last five years of her life.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
First impressions are great, but nothing beats getting to know a person, place or vehicle.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for getting to know
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“Getting to know.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getting%20to%20know. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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