to get an early start

  • 1get/make an early start — to get started on a journey, activity, etc., early in the day We want to make an early start tomorrow. • • • Main Entry: ↑early …

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  • 2make an early start — get started early, begin a journey at an early hour …

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  • 3(an) early start — an early start phrase an occasion when you start something early in the morning You’d better get some sleep. We have an early start tomorrow. Thesaurus: going to bed, getting up and staying in bedhyponym to sleep, or to go to sleepsynonym… …

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  • 4an early start — an occasion when you start something early in the morning You d better get some sleep. We have an early start tomorrow …

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  • 5get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… …

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  • 6get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …

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  • 7get away — {v.} 1. To get loose or get free; become free from being held or controlled; succeed in leaving; escape. * /As Jim was trying the bat, it got away from him and hit Tom./ * /Someone left the door open, and the puppy got away./ * /Mary tried to… …

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  • 8get away — {v.} 1. To get loose or get free; become free from being held or controlled; succeed in leaving; escape. * /As Jim was trying the bat, it got away from him and hit Tom./ * /Someone left the door open, and the puppy got away./ * /Mary tried to… …

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  • 9get — [get] verb got PASTTENSE [gɒt ǁ gɑːt] got PASTPART gotten PASTPART [ˈgɒtn ǁ ˈgɑːtn] getting PRESPART 1 …

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  • 10get — [get; ] also, although it is considered nonstandard by some [, git] vt. GOT, gotten, getting: see usage note at GOTTEN got, got [ME geten < ON geta, to get, beget, akin to OE gietan (see BEGET, FORGET), Ger gessen in vergessen, forget < IE… …

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