what does get at mean?
GET AT as VERB
- Meaning
- cause annoyance in
- disturb, especially by minor irritations
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- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
Hypernyms(s) get at is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- How does one access the attic in this house?
- I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof
Hypernyms(s) get at is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) get at is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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