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

She was used to playing offense and defense, and a bonus for her was getting to touch the ball more with only one other person on the court. — Ava Dicecca, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026

The team had begun cutting concrete and steel to get to the man, who could be heard but not seen, Espy said. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Tellingly, Rhaenrya has to step through the blood to get to the Iron Throne. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Addam has a dragon and got to swoop in after all the fighting for the warm and fuzzy stuff. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 29 June 2026

The anticipation is that the movie, which stars Jackson’s nephew, Jafar Jackson in the title role, will get to a billion worldwide. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 June 2026

Although economics vary from studio to studio, a movie of this size would need to earn at least $375 million to break even since cinema owners get to keep roughly half of revenues. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 June 2026

And Messi gets to be at home in Miami Gardens, a few miles from Inter Miami's stadium for that matchup. — CBS News, 28 June 2026

Ours gets to do it with technology beyond that generation’s wildest dreams. — Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 28 June 2026

Rhymes for get to

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