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- [get with, with it]
- /gɛt wɪθ, wɪð ɪt/
- /ˈɡet wɪð ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [get with, with it]
- /gɛt wɪθ, wɪð ɪt/
Definitions of get with it words
- noun get with it (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players. 1
- noun get with it Slang. sex appeal. sexual intercourse. 1
- idioms get with it get with it, Slang. to become active or interested: He was warned to get with it or resign. 1
- idioms get with it have it, Informal. to love someone: She really has it bad for him. to possess the requisite abilities for something; be talented, adept, or proficient: In this business youeither have it or you don't. 1
- idioms get with it with it, Slang. aware of the latest fads, fashions, etc.; up-to-date. attentive or alert: I'm just not with it early in the morning. understanding or appreciative of something, as jazz. Carnival Slang. being a member of the carnival. 1
- noun get with it See me. 1
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Origin of get with it
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, variant of Middle English, Old English hit, neuter of he1
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Parts of speech for Get with it
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
get with it popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
get with it usage trend in Literature
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verb get with it
- propel — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- storm — Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
- progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
Antonyms for get with it
verb get with it
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- back down — If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.
- hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
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