Get down to meaning
Get down to is a phrasal verb that means to begin giving a task or subject your full effort and attention.
- Past simple
- got down to
- Past participle
- got down to
- -ing form
- getting down to
What get down to means
B2
To begin giving a task or subject your full effort and attention
After lunch, we got down to work.
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 down: turn down, let down, put down, slim down, go down, come down, break down, take down, keep down, set down.
Common questions
What does get down to mean?
To begin giving a task or subject your full effort and attention.
What is the past tense of get down to?
Got down 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.
