get to know
Learn someone's story
To get to know someone or something is to become familiar with them through experience or interaction.
The phrase implies a gradual process: It takes time to get to know a new city.
With people, it suggests moving beyond surface acquaintance toward genuine understanding: I'd like to get to know you better.
- acquaintMake someone aware
- familiarizeMake known to oneself
- understandGrasp the meaning
- discoverFind something unknown
- learnAcquire knowledge or skill
learn about · befriend · connect · meet · curiosity · listen · interact · find out · openness · rapport · introduce · coffee date · quality time · trust · socialize · comprehension · warmth · bonding
- Understanding Otherssee through, figure out, size up, empathize, put yourself in their shoes
get to knowforget
Fail to recall
unfriend · forget about · drift apart · phase out · unlearn
get to knowavoid
Stay away from
ignore · shun · steer clear of · keep at arm's length · cold-shoulder
know, get, knowledge, forget, known, knowing, forgotten, unknown, getting