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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: get to

1
 v
arrive at the point of
2
 v
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: get to
1

v arrive at the point of

“She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long”
Type of:
begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

v reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"

Synonyms:
make, progress to, reach
Type of:
accomplish, achieve, attain, reach
to gain with effort
2

v cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Synonyms:
annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
chafe
feel extreme irritation or anger
Types:
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get, get under one's skin
irritate
eat into, fret, grate, rankle
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
peeve
cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
ruffle
trouble or vex
fret
cause annoyance in
beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke
annoy continually or chronically
antagonise, antagonize
provoke the hostility of
goad, needle
goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment
treat cruelly
haze
harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions
Type of:
displease
give displeasure to
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