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

But the real winner was anyone who got to enjoy all of that marquee excellence, and the sexy saxophone guy from The Lost Boys, from home. —Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 8 June 2026

Stiller even made showing up to the media duties special for Knicks coach Mike Brown, who finally got to meet Stiller. —Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 June 2026

From 2020 to 2024, Asheville’s population boomed, with more than 16,000 new residents moving in, and the question of who gets to participate in Appalachian culture found an answer in the square dancing circles that have always welcomed newcomers to the Tar Heel State. —Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026

And that has got to be one of your concerns. —ABC News, 7 June 2026

Most retirees do not get to make that decision twice. —Jon Sabes, Fortune, 7 June 2026

To your first point, women are held to such to a higher moral standard, so to understand how a person has gotten to this place just does not seem in any way understandable. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 June 2026

Not everyone gets to have a fanbase. —Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 June 2026

The actors work against it and the cameramen get to set their camera moves. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 June 2026

Rhymes for get to

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