Synonyms for get to
get to

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1. get to

   To reach, in the sense here considered, is to come to by motion or progress. Attain is now oftenest used of abstract relations; as, to attain success. When applied to concrete matters, it commonly signifies the overcoming of hindrance and difficulty; as, the storm-beaten ship at length attained the harbor. Come is the general word for moving to or toward the place where the speaker or writer is or supposes himself to be. To reach is to come to from a distance that is actually or relatively considerable; to stretch the journey, so to speak, across the distance, as, in its original meaning, one reaches an object by stretching out the hand. To gain is to reach or attain something eagerly sought; the wearied swimmer reaches or gains the shore. One comes in from his garden; he reaches home from a journey. To arrive is to come to a destination, to reach a point intended or proposed. The European steamer arrives in port, or reaches the harbor; the dismantled wreck drifts ashore, or comes to land. Compare ATTAIN.

   Synonyms:
   arrive, attain, come to, enter, gain, land, reach

   Antonyms:
   depart, embark, go, go away, leave, set out, set sail, start, weigh anchor

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1. reach, make, get to, progress toverb

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

   "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

   Synonyms:
   wee-wee, take, micturate, bring in, construct, draw, stool, cook, have, piddle, hold, piss, constitute, get at, do, reach, earn, make believe, contact, devil, shit, hand, defecate, lay down, annoy, name, pass water, stimulate, progress to, create, crap, take a shit, pretend, make water, gain, ready, strive, nark, establish, extend to, rag, realize, make up, get through, accomplish, give, attain, relieve oneself, nettle, pull in, wee, induce, form, pee, make, strain, ca-ca, get, prepare, take in, score, build, vex, turn over, throw, arrive at, bother, pee-pee, gravel, reach out, spend a penny, pass, puddle, irritate, take a crap, clear, hit, produce, nominate, achieve, rile, take a leak, touch, get hold of, cause, urinate, chafe, work, fix, realise, seduce, pass on

2. get toverb

   arrive at the point of

   "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"

   Synonyms:
   annoy, devil, nettle, rag, make, gravel, chafe, irritate, rile, reach, nark, vex, get at, bother, progress to

3. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devilverb

   cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

   Synonyms:
   nark, dumbfound, get at, reproof, chide, bait, mystify, urticate, rile, fret, dun, cod, razz, crucify, stick, bedevil, reprimand, reach, amaze, lambaste, devil, rub, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat, lambast, trounce, tease, taunt, roil, access, berate, chew up, disoblige, torment, stupefy, lecture, trouble oneself, agitate, put out, rag, discommode, inconvenience oneself, ride, bewilder, dress down, irritate, tantalize, stir up, rally, make, remonstrate, flummox, incommode, get, baffle, jaw, rebuke, worry, pose, vex, inconvenience, perplex, raise up, bother, gravel, disturb, take to task, fray, gall, puzzle, trouble, bawl out, scratch, nettle, progress to, call on the carpet, commove, twit, excoriate, have words, chafe, scold, call down, shake up, nonplus

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1. Ralph Hernandez:

   The bottom line is, we have someone who died under very suspicious circumstances, and it’s just as important of a case as a murder, but our job is to get to the truth and to hopefully come up with enough evidence to prove that truth, the fact is that we have a lot of information as to the events of what occurred that evening.

2. Mohammad Kattan:

   At my age it was very difficult, my hope was to get to Macedonia ... so that I could continue on to another country.

3. Georgios Hatzimanolis:

   It is unusual, but these are unprecedented times for these yachts and their owners. They're trying to keep out of the way and get to destinations where they won't be sanctioned.

4. Columbus Crew:

   Obviously you miss some things from back home but there are a lot of good things in the U.S and I am very grateful that I have this experience, when we travel you get to see other cities, the variety of this country is very impressive and something really different from Europe. I really enjoy living here so far.

5. Thomas Burr:

   Turkey’s leader and his security team are guests in the United States, they have no right to lay their hands on reporters or protesters or anyone else for that matter ... Erdogan doesn’t get to export such abuse.