get behind

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Verb

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get behind - to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"drop behind, hang back, trail, drop back, draglag, fall back, fall behind, dawdle - hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

get

verb1. To come into possession of:acquire, come by, gain, obtain, procure, secure, win.Informal: land, pick up.2. To obtain from another source:derive, draw, take.3. To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort:deserve, earn, gain, merit, win.Informal: rate.4. To gain possession of, especially after a struggle or chase:capture, catch, net, secure, take.Informal: bag.Slang: nail.5. To receive, as wages, for one's labor:earn, gain, make, win.Informal: pull down.Idioms: earn a living, earn one's keep.6. To succeed in communicating with:contact, reach.Idioms: catch up with , get hold of, get in touch with, get through to, get to.7. To become affected with a disease:catch, contract, develop, sicken, take.Idiom: come down with.8. To perceive and recognize the meaning of:accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand.Informal: savvy.Slang: dig.Chiefly British: twig.Scots: ken.Idioms: get a handle on, get the picture.9. To gain knowledge or mastery of by study:learn, master.Informal: pick up.10. To be the biological father of:beget, breed, father, procreate, sire.11. To cause to be in a certain state or to undergo a particular experience or action:have, make.12. Informal. To leave hastily:bolt, get out, run.Informal: clear out, hotfoot, skedaddle.Slang: hightail, scram, vamoose.Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks.13. To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:argue into, bring, bring around (or round), convince, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into.14. To obtain possession or control of:capture, gain, take, win.Slang: cop.15. To evoke a usually strong mental or emotional response from.Also used with to:affect, impress, move, strike, touch.16. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex.Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.17. To come to be:become, come, grow, turn (out), wax.phrasal verb
get acrossTo make known:break, carry, communicate, convey, disclose, impart, pass, report, tell, transmit.phrasal verb
get aheadTo gain success:arrive, get on, go far, rise, succeed.Idioms: go places, make good, make it.phrasal verb
get along1. To live or act together in harmony:get on, harmonize.Informal: cotton.Idiom: hit it off.2. To go forward, especially toward a conclusion:advance, come (along), march, move, proceed, progress.3. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:do, fare, fend, get by, manage, muddle through, shift.Informal: make out.Idioms: make do, make shift.4. To grow old:age, get on.phrasal verb
get around1. To keep away from:avoid, burke, bypass, circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, shun.Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep clear of.2. To become known far and wide:circulate, go around, spread, travel.Idiom: go the rounds.phrasal verb
get away1. To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation:abscond, break out, decamp, escape, flee, fly, run away.Informal: skip (out).Slang: lam.Regional: absquatulate.Idioms: blow the coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam.2. To move or proceed away from a place:depart, exit, get off, go, go away, leave, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw.Informal: cut out, push off, shove off.Slang: blow, split, take off.Idioms: hit the road, take leave.phrasal verb
get behindTo aid the cause of by approving or favoring:advocate, back, champion, endorse, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold.Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.phrasal verb
get byTo progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:do, fare, fend, get along, manage, muddle through, shift.Informal: make out.Idioms: make do, make shift.phrasal verb
get inTo come to a particular place:arrive, check in, pull in, reach, show up, turn up.Slang: blow in.Idiom: make an appearance.phrasal verb
get off1. To go about the initial step in doing (something):approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake.Informal: kick off.Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road.2. To move or proceed away from a place:depart, exit, get away, go, go away, leave, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw.Informal: cut out, push off, shove off.Slang: blow, split, take off.Idioms: hit the road, take leave.phrasal verb
get on1. To put (an article of clothing) on one's person:assume, don, pull on, put on, slip into, slip on.2. To live or act together in harmony:get along, harmonize.Informal: cotton.Idiom: hit it off.3. To gain success:arrive, get ahead, go far, rise, succeed.Idioms: go places, make good, make it.4. To grow old:age, get along.phrasal verb
get out1. To leave hastily:bolt, run.Informal: clear out, get, hotfoot, skedaddle.Slang: hightail, scram, vamoose.Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks.2. To be made public:break, come out, out, transpire.Informal: leak (out).Idiom: come to light.phrasal verb
get toTo reach (a goal or objective):arrive at, attain, come to, gain.Informal: hit on (or upon).phrasal verb
get together1. To bring together:assemble, call, cluster, collect, congregate, convene, convoke, gather, group, muster, round up, summon.2. To come together:assemble, cluster, collect, congregate, convene, forgather, gather, group, muster.3. To come together face-to-face by arrangement:meet, rendezvous.4. To come to an understanding or to terms:accord, agree, coincide, concur, harmonize.phrasal verb
get up1. To leave one's bed:arise, pile, rise, roll out.Informal: turn out.Idiom: rise and shine.2. To adopt a standing posture:arise, rise, stand (up), uprise, upspring.Idiom: get to one's feet.nounA group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors:brood, issue, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed.

Translations

rimanere indietro