get started verb3 •To begin an activity.Come on guys, settle down, it's time to get started •To begin (an activity or event); to get something to start.Get the car started and then we can set off. •To cause (someone) to start talking about something in length.He is also an avid photographer and falconer. Don't get him started talking about his birds because he won't stop for a while. — 2015 formsgot started · gotten started · getting started · gets started