verb
1. begin or set in motion (Freq. 2)
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I start at eight in the morning
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Ready, set, go!
• Hyponyms: ↑go on, ↑come up, ↑come on, ↑get off the ground, ↑take off
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s
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Somebody ——s something
2. start to be active
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Get cracking, please!
• Syn: ↑get cracking, ↑bestir oneself, ↑get moving, ↑get weaving, ↑get started, ↑get rolling
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• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s
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get going
1 : to leave
We ought to get going if we don't want to be late.
2 : to start doing something
You should get going on that assignment.
3 a : to start talking
Once he gets going about the war you can't shut him up.
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Main Entry: ↑get
Useful english dictionary. 2012.