get to know sb
phr. v..phr. v.. to spend time with someone so that you gradually learn more about them and become familiar with their personality.
phr. v.. to undergo a process of increasing familiarity with a person through social interaction and shared time.
I want to get to know my new neighbors better.
It takes a long time to really get to know someone's true character.
The orientation week is designed specifically for students to get to know one another before the academic pressure begins.
- Particles
- to know
- Separability
- inseparable
- Pattern
- get + to + know + object
the object 'sb' (somebody) usually refers to a person, but can also refer to a place or a topic.
contrast with 'know' (the state of already having information) vs 'get to know' (the process of acquiring that information).
I knew him at the party last night.I got to know him at the party last night.'Know' describes a state, while 'get to know' describes the process of becoming familiar.