English

Verb

get with ‎(third-person singular simple present gets with, present participle getting with, simple past and past participle got with)

1. (transitive) To be in the company of; to accompany; to become intimate with.
   • 1860, Elizabeth Prentiss, Stepping heavenward‎, page 33:

     I do love to get with a lot of nice girls, and carry on!

   • 1993, Art Taylor, Notes and tones: musician-to-musician interviews‎, page 104:

     You can't get with yourself if you are not by yourself.

   • 2004, Carl Weber, Player Haters‎, page 106:

     I only said I thought Mimi was trying to get with my husband. I never said I thought you were **** her.

2. (transitive) To impregnate.

   The stallion got with foal three out of four mares.

3. To align oneself with.

   We have to get with the times or we'll be left behind.

4. (Can we clean up⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (Britain, slang) To get off with.

Derived terms

• get with child
• get with it
• get with the program