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- pronunciation:
- get
- phrases:
- get across, get along, get away with, get even, get in, get out, get over, get up
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
gets, getting, got, gotten |
definition 1: |
to receive; come to have; gain; acquire.
I got a new bicycle for my birthday.- synonyms:
- achieve, acquire, attain, gain, obtain, receive, secure
- similar words:
- harvest, inherit, reach, realize, reap, take, win
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definition 2: |
to go after and bring back; fetch.
Go back in the house and get your coat.- synonyms:
- fetch, retrieve
- similar words:
- bring, capture, seize, snatch, take
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definition 3: |
to come under the power of; catch.
She is getting a cold.- synonyms:
- catch, contract
- similar words:
- have, suffer
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definition 4: |
to cause to be in a certain state or to do a particular thing.
Can you help me get this jar open?Dave finally got his suitcase packed.My dad is trying to get the lawn mower to start.- synonyms:
- prompt
- similar words:
- convince, persuade, train
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definition 5: |
to begin the doing of something; start.
We'll need to get going soon or we'll be late for the bus.- synonyms:
- begin, start
- similar words:
- proceed
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definition 6: |
to have the opportunity or chance to do something.
Why does Sam always get to stay up late and I have to go to bed? |
definition 7: |
to understand.
Do you get the meaning of the story?- synonyms:
- comprehend, follow, grasp, perceive, realize, see, sense, understand
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- absorb, assimilate, digest, fathom, hear
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definition 8: |
to convince; persuade.
Can't you get him to come with us?- synonyms:
- persuade
- similar words:
- coax, convince, influence, prompt
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definition 9: |
to arrive.
You will get home one way or another.- synonyms:
- arrive, come, show up
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definition 10: |
to become.
She is getting mad.- synonyms:
- become, grow
- similar words:
- develop, go, take
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related words: |
access, achieve, catch, contract, derive, earn, learn, make, recover, retrieve, score, understand |
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phrase: |
get across, get along, get away with, get even, get in, get out, get over, get up |
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