Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get something over with

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English

Syllables
get -some-thing over with
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.

Example Sentences

Etymology

get + over with

Inflected Forms

gets something over with (present, singular) getting something over with (participle, present) got something over with (past) got something over with (UK, participle) gotten something over with (US, participle)

Phrases

have something over with

Frequently Paired Words

have something over with

Questions

What does get something over with mean?
To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.
Where does get something over with come from?
get + over with

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