Significado en español

informal 3K

What are you getting at

🇬🇧 UK //wɒt ɑːr jʊ ˈɡɛtɪŋ æt// 🇺🇸 US //wɑt ɑr jə ˈɡɛtɪŋ æt//

Significado de What are you getting at

A phrase asking for clarification of someone's meaning.

In simple words: What do you mean?

What are you getting at en una frase

• Can you explain what you're getting at?
• I don't understand what you're getting at with this argument.
• What exactly are you getting at by saying that?

Cómo usar What are you getting at

Used in casual conversations when asking for clarification about someone's point. Avoid in formal settings.

Grammar pattern

standalone question

Memory hint

Think of a map: asking 'what are you getting at?' is like asking 'where are you heading?'

Palabras relacionadas

Collocations with What are you getting at

• getting at a point
• getting at something important
• getting at the truth

Synonyms for What are you getting at

• What do you mean?
• What are you trying to say?
• What’s your point?
• What are you implying?

Opposites of What are you getting at

• What are you avoiding
• What are you ignoring
• What are you missing

Common mistakes with What are you getting at

• Mistaking it for a literal question about physical items.
• Using it in overly formal discussions.
• Not specifying the topic when seeking clarification.

Preguntas frecuentes sobre What are you getting at

¿Qué significa What are you getting at?

What do you mean?

¿Qué significa What are you getting at en español?

What do you mean?

¿Cuál es la definición de What are you getting at?

A phrase asking for clarification of someone's meaning.

¿Cómo se usa What are you getting at en una frase?

Can you explain what you're getting at?

¿Puedes dar otro ejemplo de What are you getting at?

I don't understand what you're getting at with this argument.

¿Cuáles son los sinónimos de What are you getting at?

Algunas alternativas comunes son What do you mean?, What are you trying to say?, What’s your point?, What are you implying?.

¿Cuál es el opuesto de What are you getting at?

Significados opuestos incluyen What are you avoiding, What are you ignoring, What are you missing.

¿Qué palabras acompañan a What are you getting at?

Suele combinarse con getting at a point, getting at something important, getting at the truth.

¿Cuáles son los errores comunes al usar What are you getting at?

Mistaking it for a literal question about physical items. Using it in overly formal discussions. Not specifying the topic when seeking clarification.

¿Cómo se pronuncia What are you getting at?

US: //wɑt ɑr jə ˈɡɛtɪŋ æt//, UK: //wɒt ɑːr jʊ ˈɡɛtɪŋ æt//. Escucha el audio de arriba para oír la pronunciación nativa.

¿What are you getting at es formal o informal?

"What are you getting at" es informal, así que encaja en conversaciones casuales con amigos y familia.

¿Cuándo debo usar What are you getting at?

Used in casual conversations when asking for clarification about someone's point. Avoid in formal settings.