get past

English

Verb

get past (third-person singular simple present gets past, present participle getting past, simple past got past, past participle (UK) got past or (US) gotten past)

  1. To continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way.
  2. To cause something to get around a blockage; to cause to get around or surpass something that is in the way.
  3. (figuratively, by extension) To get through a difficult time; to overcome a source of grief.
  4. (figuratively, by extension) To cause someone to overcome a source of grief or get through a difficult time.
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