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

This time, Skubal was the aggressor, getting to a 0-2 count with a slider and sinker inside. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

The council also plans to hold special public hearings, to find out how the Academy got to the point of closing, and what possible solutions might look like. — Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

The two entered a room full of mathematicians who were well supplied with lunch, snacks, and coffee and got to work. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

Rodriguez got to privately speak with Tong the day of the settlement’s announcement and was told advocates and parents like her would get a chance to give input and suggestions about how to allocate the funds. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 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