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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When companies encourage workers to spend time in other departments, getting to know managers and colleagues outside of their immediate reporting structure, and learning the norms and objectives in different areas, the results are significant.
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Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The film told the story of an underachieving stoner (Rogen) and an ambitious TV reporter (Katherine Heigl) who, after their one-night stand results in pregnancy, must navigate the complexities of becoming parents while getting to know each other.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Demidov has spent all summer in Montreal preparing, going on the ice twice a day for the better part of two months and getting to know his new hockey home.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
So everyone on offense, even will all of that offseason 7-on-7 stuff that has zero tackling, might still be getting to know each other.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The film told the story of an underachieving stoner (Rogen) and an ambitious TV reporter (Katherine Heigl) who, after their one-night stand results in pregnancy, must navigate the complexities of becoming parents while getting to know each other.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Demidov has spent all summer in Montreal preparing, going on the ice twice a day for the better part of two months and getting to know his new hockey home.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
So everyone on offense, even will all of that offseason 7-on-7 stuff that has zero tackling, might still be getting to know each other.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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