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Get
ɡɛt
- come to have (something); receive
"I got a letter from him the other day"
acquire obtain come by come to have come into possession of receive gain earn win come into come in for take possession of take receipt of be given receive be sent be in receipt of accept delivery of be given retrieve regain (possession of) win back recover take back recoup reclaim repossess recapture retake redeem- experience, suffer, or be afflicted with (something bad)
"I got a sudden pain in my left eye"
- receive as a punishment or penalty
"I'll get the sack if things go wrong"
- contract (a disease or ailment)
"I might be getting the flu"
- succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain
"I need all the sleep I can get"
acquire obtain come by come to have come into possession of receive gain earn win come into come in for take possession of take receipt of be given- move in order to pick up or bring (something); fetch
"get another chair"
- prepare (a meal)
"Celia went to the kitchen to start getting their dinner"
- tend to meet with or find in a specified place or situation
"for someone used to the tiny creatures we get in England it was something of a shock"
- travel by or catch (a bus, train, or other form of transport)
"I got a taxi across to Baker Street"
- obtain (a figure or answer) as a result of calculation
- make contact with, especially by phone
"you can get me at home if you need me"
- respond to a ring of (a telephone or doorbell)
"I'll get the door!"
- used to draw attention to someone whom one regards as pretentious or vain
"get her!"
- reach or cause to reach a specified state or condition
"he'd got thinner"
- used with past participle to form the passive mood
"the cat got drowned"
- cause to be treated in a specified way
"get the form signed by a doctor"
- induce or prevail upon (someone) to do something
"they got her to sign the consent form"
- have the opportunity to do
"he got to try out a few of these nice new cars"
- begin to be or do something, especially gradually or by chance
"we got talking one evening"
- come, go, or make progress eventually or with some difficulty
"Nigel got home very late"
arrive reach come make it turn up appear put in an appearance make an appearance come on the scene come up approach enter present oneself be along come along materialize return come home come back arrive home arrive back come again- move or come into a specified position, situation, or state
"she got into the car"
- succeed in making (someone or something) come, go, or move somewhere
"she had to get them away from the rocks"
- reach a specified point or stage
"it's getting so I can't even think"
- catch or apprehend (someone)
"the police have got him"
- strike or wound (someone) with a blow or missile
"you got me in the eye!"
- punish, injure, or kill (someone), especially as retribution
"I'll get you for this!"
- be punished, injured, or killed
"wait until dad comes home, then you'll get it!"
- be appropriately punished or rewarded
"I'll get mine, you'll get yours, we'll all get wealthy"
- annoy (someone) greatly
"cleaning the same things all the time, that's what gets me"
- baffle (someone)
"she had got me there: I could not answer"
- understand (an argument or the person making it)
"What do you mean? I don't get it"
- acquire (knowledge) by study; learn
"that knowledge which is gotten at school"