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(transitive) To become acquainted with (someone or something); to meet someone. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, know.

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get to know

Source Word

get to know

Verb

transitive

Japanese Meaning

知り合いになる。特に誰かや何かと初めて会い、互いに親しくなることを意味します。 / 交流を始める、または友好関係を築く過程を表す場合もあります。

I wanted to get to know the new colleague before the project started.

プロジェクトが始まる前に、新しい同僚と知り合いになりたかった。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To become acquainted with (someone or something); to meet someone.

I'm not into that one-night thing. I think a person should get to know someone and even be in love with them before you use them and degrade them

Sense（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, know.

gets to know

（ present singular third-person ）

getting to know

（ participle present ）

got to know

（ past ）

got to know

（ UK participle past ）

gotten to know

（ US participle past ）