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Get around to meaning

Get around to is a phrasal verb that means to finally do something that you intended to do earlier.

Past simple
got around to
Past participle
got around to
-ing form
getting around to

What get around to means

B2

To finally do something that you intended to do earlier

I finally got around to answering her email.

Similar phrasal verbs

With get: get back, get on, get in, get out, get along, get together, get around, get off, get at, get away.

With around: shop around, play around, change around, come around, go around, jerk around, pass around, play around with.

Common questions

What does get around to mean?

To finally do something that you intended to do earlier.

What is the past tense of get around to?

Got around to, which is also its past participle.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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