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gets up

VERB

mount; get out of bed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awake awaken climb stand

WEAK

arise ascend increase move up pile out rise rise and shine roll out scale spring out turn out uprise upspring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deaden go to sleep

Example Sentences

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gets up

But while Porro gets up to speed, others in the Tottenham team are still getting to grips with the runs expected of them.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

It doesn’t matter how many tables there are, or how long you’ve been waiting: Nobody gets a table until someone gets up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

On a cold November morning, designer Isaac Mizrahi gets up, leaves his apartment, and trudges to the corner newsstand to pick up a copy of Women’s Wear Daily.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

The process is similar to a vacant seat being filled as soon as someone gets up.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Mustafa gets up and puts his bowl in the dishwasher.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan