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get
- pronunciation:
- get
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- get across, get along, get on
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
gets, getting, got, gotten |
| definition 1: |
to gain; obtain; acquire.
I need to get some things at the store.Where did you get that unusual clock?- synonyms:
- achieve, acquire, attain, gain, obtain, procure, receive, secure
- similar words:
- extract, harvest, inherit, reach, realize, reap, take, win
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| definition 2: |
to pursue and then acquire (something); fetch.
I'll have to go upstairs and get my sweater.- synonyms:
- fetch, retrieve
- similar words:
- bring, capture, seize, snatch, take
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| definition 3: |
to be forced to succumb to or take; catch.
I think I'm getting a cold.After painting in the garage, he got a severe headache.- synonyms:
- catch, contract, take
- similar words:
- have, suffer
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| definition 4: |
to cause to be in a particular state or to do a particular thing.
He tried to get the window open, but it was completely stuck.Did you get your suitcase packed yet?I couldn't get the new drill to work properly.- synonyms:
- induce, prompt
- similar words:
- convince, persuade, prevail upon, train
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| definition 5: |
to make ready; prepare.
I was in the middle of getting dinner when she called.- synonyms:
- fix, make, prepare, ready
- similar words:
- cook
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| definition 6: |
to comprehend; understand.
Do you get the meaning?- synonyms:
- catch, comprehend, follow, grasp, perceive, realize, see, seize, sense, understand
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- absorb, assimilate, digest, fathom, hear
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| definition 7: |
to evoke an emotional response; affect.
This part of the music always gets me.- synonyms:
- affect, impress, move, stir, touch
- similar words:
- arouse, excite, stimulate
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| definition 8: |
to take revenge on.
He said he'd get me for talking to the police.- synonyms:
- avenge, pay, revenge
- similar words:
- punish, retaliate
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| definition 9: |
to induce; persuade.
How did you get him to agree to do it?- synonyms:
- induce, persuade
- similar words:
- cajole, coax, convince, influence, prevail upon, prompt, wheedle
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| related words: |
access, achieve, carry, catch, contract, derive, earn, land, learn, line, make, pull, recover, retrieve, return, score, understand, work |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to reach or arrive (often fol. by to).
Traffic was heavy, so we got to the beach around noon.Could you tell me how to get to the airport?He got home late last night.- synonyms:
- arrive, come, show up
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| definition 2: |
to become; to change from one state to another.
I need to take a break because I'm getting tired.It's time to go; it's getting late.She got out of the hospital yesterday and she's doing well at home.- synonyms:
- become, grow
- similar words:
- develop, go, take
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| definition 3: |
to move so as to be in a different position or state.
The thief got into the house through the basement window.The cat got up the tree easily but couldn't get down.I was getting out of bed when I fell. |
| definition 4: |
to begin the doing of something; start.
Let's get going early.- synonyms:
- begin, start
- similar words:
- proceed
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| definition 5: |
to have the opportunity or chance to do something.
The kids were happy because they got to stay up late and watch a scary movie. |
| related words: |
make, partake |
| phrase: |
get across |
| phrase: |
get along |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
in tennis and other sports, a difficult return of a ball.
- synonyms:
- retrieve
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| phrase: |
get on |
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