Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get off the ground

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
get of-f the -ground
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To succeed or begin to succeed.

Intransitive verb

verb

To make (something) succeed.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets off the ground (present, singular) getting off the ground (participle, present) got off the ground (past) got off the ground (UK, participle) gotten off the ground (US, participle)

Synonyms

take off

Questions

What does get off the ground mean?
To succeed or begin to succeed.

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