get to

[get to] {v. phr.}, {informal}

1. To begin by chance; begin to. — Used with a verbal noun or an infinitive.

* /George meant to save his dollar, but he got to thinking how good an ice cream cone would taste, and he spent it./

* /On a rainy day, Sally got to looking around in the attic and found some old pictures of Father./

* /I got to know Mary at the party./

* /I was just getting to know John when he moved away./

Compare: TAKE TO(2). 2. To have a chance to; be able to.

* /The Taylors wanted to go to the beach Saturday, but it rained and they didn't get to./

* /Did you get to see the king?/ Compare: GET AT(3). 3. See: HAVE TO.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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