get rid of

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɛt ɹɪd ʌv/ === Verb === get rid of (third-person singular simple present gets rid of, present participle getting rid of, simple past got rid of, past participle (UK) got rid of or (US) gotten rid of) (transitive, idiomatic) To rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from. Synonyms: dispense with, abolish, discard, dismiss, drop, lose, remove, shed, shuck; see also Thesaurus:junk March 23, 1727, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift to get rid of fools and scoundrels ==== Usage notes ==== One is said to get rid of something unwanted or undesirable. The term is not neutral; it implies that the situation is improved by getting rid of that thing. The term belongs to a less formal register than most of the synonyms listed above. ==== Related terms ==== be rid of ==== Translations ====