get somewhere

ɡɛt ˈsʌmˌwɛr

getting somewheregot somewhere

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Definition of get somewhere - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

travelarrive at a destination

We need to leave now if we want to get somewhere on time.

arrive

progressmake progress or be successful

After months of hard work, we are finally getting somewhere.

advance

succeed

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Expressions with get

get in

enter a place or vehicle

She managed to get in the car quickly.

get up

rise from bed after sleeping

I get up at 7 AM every day.

get into

move into a space or area

She got into the car quickly.

get off

disembark from a vehicle or transportation

We need to get off the bus at the next stop.

get a shot

receive an injection from a doctor or nurse

I need to get a shot before school.

get into trouble

be punished for doing something wrong

He got into trouble for breaking the window.

Expressions with somewhere

make home somewhere

establish a residence in a new place

They decided to make home in the countryside.

somewhere along the road

adv.

at an unspecified point during a journey

We stopped somewhere along the road for lunch.

somewhere along the line

adv.

at an unspecified time during a process or series of events

Somewhere along the line, we lost our way.

somewhere down the line

adv.

at a future point in time

We plan to buy a house somewhere down the line.

get one's butt somewhere

move quickly to a place

You need to get your butt to the meeting now.

it is 5 o'clock somewhere

exp.

used to justify drinking alcohol at any time

It's only 10 AM, but it is 5 o'clock somewhere!

now we're getting somewhere

exp.

finally understanding something difficult

With this new clue, now we're getting somewhere.

somewhere in the ballpark

adv.

approximately correct or accurate

Her estimate was somewhere in the ballpark of the actual cost.

somewhere or other

adv.

in an unspecified or unknown place

I left my keys somewhere or other.

there has been a slip-up somewhere

exp.

error occurred in a process or system

There has been a slip-up somewhere in the report.

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be lost

not knowing location

not know where you are or how to get somewhere

take ship

travel

get on a ship to travel somewhere

Examples of get somewhere in a sentence

They finally managed to get somewhere after hours of walking.
With this new strategy, we might get somewhere.
You need to work harder if you want to get somewhere.

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French:arriver, avancer, ...
German:irgendwo ankommen, Fortschritte machen, ...
Italian:arrivare da qualche parte, fare progressi, ...
Spanish:llegar a algún lugar, progresar, ...
Portuguese:chegar a algum lugar, progredir, ...
Chinese:到达某地, 取得进展, ...
Japanese:到着する, 進展する, ...
Arabic:بَلَغَ وَجْهَتَه, تَقَدَّمَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַגִּיעַ, לְהִתְקַדֵּם, ...
Russian:прибыть, продвигаться, ...
Ukrainian:дістатися кудись, просуватися вперед, ...
Hindi:पहुँचना, प्रगति करना, ...
Bengali:গন্তব্যে পৌঁছানো, অগ্রগতি করা, ...
Catalan:arribar, progressar, ...
Czech:dorazit, dělat pokroky, ...
Danish:komme et sted hen, gøre fremskridt, ...
Dutch:ergens aankomen, vooruitgang boeken, ...
Greek:φτάνω, προοδεύω, ...
Hungarian:megérkezni, előrejutni, ...
Khmer:ទៅដល់, មានការរីកចម្រើន, ...
Korean:목적지에 도착하다, 진전을 이루다, ...
Persian:به جایی رسیدن, پیشرفت کردن, ...
Polish:dotrzeć na miejsce, robić postępy, ...
Portuguese (BR):chegar a algum lugar, progredir, ...
Romanian:a ajunge undeva, a face progrese, ...
Swedish:komma fram, göra framsteg, ...
Thai:ไปถึงที่หมาย, ก้าวหน้า, ...
Turkish:bir yere varmak, ilerleme kaydetmek, ...
Vietnamese:đến nơi, tiến triển, ...

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Definition of get somewhere - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

Expressions with get

Expressions with somewhere

Terms related to get somewhere

Terms with get somewhere included in their meaning

Examples of get somewhere in a sentence

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