get to

verb

got to; gotten to; getting to; gets to

transitive verb

1

a

: begin

gets to worrying over nothing at all

b

: to be ready to begin or deal with

I'll get to the accounts as soon as I can

2

: to have an effect on: such as

a

: influence

b

: bother

All these delays are starting to get to me.

Examples of get to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bellin later climbed a fence to get to a bike path, walking three quarters of a mile to her car covered in blood. — Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Part of the problem is that the UP is difficult to get to — accessible by two bridges and a land border with Wisconsin. — Russ McNamara, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

The auction’s attendees also got to sample some of Clifty Farm Country Meats’ ham, and Miss Kentucky 2026, Reagan Earlywine, even took time to present the winning meat to the crowd of 1,600 people during the auction. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Bobby Okereke seemingly got to Charlotte about 10 minutes ago. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for get to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou