Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get down to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.73 in modern English

Syllables
get -down -to
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To start focusing on doing something serious

Inflected Forms

gets down to (present, singular) getting down to (participle, present) got down to (past) got down to (participle, past) gotten down to (participle, past)

Phrases

get around to get down to brass nails get down to brass tacks get down to business get down to nuts and bolts get down to the nitty-gritty

Frequently Paired Words

get around to get down to brass nails get down to brass tacks get down to business get down to nuts and bolts get down to the nitty-gritty

Questions

What does get down to mean?
To start focusing on doing something serious

How to pronounce get down to

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