getting to know
idiom
: becoming acquainted with
We just bought a house here last month, and we're still getting to know our neighbors.
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Take your time getting to know new people and integrating new social circles into your life.
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
From team employees in accounting to marketing to human resources and everything in between, Schottenheimer brought Whataburger breakfast catering into the building and passed out food for every team employee while also spending time getting to know them.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2025
But after years of getting to know the current inhabitants of Aké, that interpretation no longer sat right with Rosado-Ramirez.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Anyone can start by sitting down, alone or with a partner, and getting to know their current financial situation.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
From team employees in accounting to marketing to human resources and everything in between, Schottenheimer brought Whataburger breakfast catering into the building and passed out food for every team employee while also spending time getting to know them.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2025
But after years of getting to know the current inhabitants of Aké, that interpretation no longer sat right with Rosado-Ramirez.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Anyone can start by sitting down, alone or with a partner, and getting to know their current financial situation.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for getting to know
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“Getting to know.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getting%20to%20know. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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