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get out of the way

get out of the way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [get out uhv, ov stressed th ee wey]
    • /gɛt aʊt ʌv, ɒv stressed ði weɪ/
    • /ˈɡet ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [get out uhv, ov stressed th ee wey]
    • /gɛt aʊt ʌv, ɒv stressed ði weɪ/

Definitions of get out of the way words

  • verbal expression get out of the way move aside 1
  • verbal expression get out of the way task: complete 1

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Parts of speech for Get out of the way

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

get out of the way popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for get out of the way

verb get out of the way

  • do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
  • accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
  • complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
  • conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.

Antonyms for get out of the way

verb get out of the way

  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
  • unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.

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