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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As early as 2019, two years before the resort opened its doors, Katz was already getting to know the land and creating what would become the property's focal point.
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Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
These tools, which reflect both technological advances and broader popular interest in wildlife, can reshape how scientists and the general public understand animals by getting to know formerly anonymous creatures as individuals.
—Emily Wanderer, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Mayer was coming from a place of having recorded at the A&M studios going back to 2005, and having locked in Studio C for his own purposes in 2018, getting to know the people who worked there.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
For fans in the US, this will be the first time getting to know the extended gang.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
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Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
These tools, which reflect both technological advances and broader popular interest in wildlife, can reshape how scientists and the general public understand animals by getting to know formerly anonymous creatures as individuals.
—Emily Wanderer, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Mayer was coming from a place of having recorded at the A&M studios going back to 2005, and having locked in Studio C for his own purposes in 2018, getting to know the people who worked there.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
For fans in the US, this will be the first time getting to know the extended gang.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Getting to know.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getting%20to%20know. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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