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get to know

VERB
familiarize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enlighten naturalize
STRONG
accustom adapt adjust case coach condition habituate inform instruct inure mix popularize post prime school season train use
WEAK
awaken to become adept in become aware of break the ice bring into use check out come to know gain friendship get in get lay of land get lowdown on get with it get-together let down hair let know let next to make conversant make used to put on to tip off wont
Antonyms
STRONG
disarrange disorder forget learn neglect unfit
VERB
meet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appear gather join open show sit
STRONG
assemble collect congregate converge flock foregather muster rally rendezvous
WEAK
be introduced be present be presented enter in get-together make acquaintance
Antonyms
STRONGEST
separate
STRONG
disperse scatter spread
WEAK
avoid

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Like many country singers of her generation, Dolly Parton’s career began in local television, and TV has continued to be the place to get to know her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The gatherings help family members get to know each other and “make sure that knowledge and affinity for the company continues,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Everyone is going to get to know you better than your wife does,” he wrote to Bernie Moreno.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

"And those are precisely the criteria where we realise we can't really get to know the person," he continued.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

I’ve known my father my entire life, and he knew me even before my life began, so it’s a funny notion, that I still have to get to know him.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender

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