Phrase guide

get to know

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To become acquainted with (someone or something); to meet someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, know.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَعَرَّفَ (taʕarrafa) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Belarusian: знаёміцца (znajómicca) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Belarusian: пазнаёміцца (paznajómicca) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結識 /结识 (jiéshí) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Dutch: kennismaken — to become acquainted with someone
  • Dutch: leren kennen — to become acquainted with someone
  • Esperanto: ekkoni — to become acquainted with someone
  • Estonian: tutvuma — to become acquainted with someone
  • Finnish: tutustua — to become acquainted with someone
  • French: faire la connaissance — to become acquainted with someone
  • French: faire connaissance (de) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Georgian: გაცნობა (gacnoba) — to become acquainted with someone
  • German: kennenlernen — to become acquainted with someone
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐍆𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (ufkunnan) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Greek: γνωρίζω (gnorízo) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Ancient Greek: γνωρίζω (gnōrízō) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Hungarian: megismer — to become acquainted with someone
  • Italian: conoscere — to become acquainted with someone
  • Italian: fare conoscenza — to become acquainted with someone
  • Japanese: 知り合う (shiriau) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Latin: cognoscō — to become acquainted with someone
  • Latin: rescisco — to become acquainted with someone
  • Persian: آشنا شدن (âšnâ šodan) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Polish: poznawać — to become acquainted with someone
  • Polish: poznać — to become acquainted with someone
  • Portuguese: conhecer — to become acquainted with someone
  • Romanian: face cunoștință — to become acquainted with someone
  • Russian: знакоми́ться (znakomítʹsja) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Russian: познакоми́ться (poznakomítʹsja) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Spanish: conocer — to become acquainted with someone
  • Spanish: llegar a conocer — to become acquainted with someone
  • Spanish: llegar a conocer bien — to become acquainted with someone
  • Spanish: conocer bien — to become acquainted with someone
  • Swedish: lära känna — to become acquainted with someone
  • Tamil: பழகு (paḻaku) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Ukrainian: знайо́митися (znajómytysja) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Ukrainian: познайо́митися (poznajómytysja) — to become acquainted with someone
  • Vietnamese: làm quen — to become acquainted with someone