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- pronunciation:
- get
- phrases:
- get across, get along, get off, get on, get out, get over, get up
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verb |
| inflections: |
gets, getting, got, gotten |
| definition 1: |
to gain; obtain.
I need to get some milk at the supermarket.Where did you get that beautiful skirt?- synonyms:
- gain, obtain, receive
- similar words:
- harvest, inherit, reach, realize, take, win
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| definition 2: |
to become sick with.
I think I'm getting a cold.- synonyms:
- catch
- similar words:
- have, suffer
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| definition 3: |
to cause to do a particular thing or to be in a particular state.
It is difficult to get my son to eat vegetables.It was hard to get the piano into the house.I can't get this window open.- synonyms:
- induce
- similar words:
- convince, persuade
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| definition 4: |
to understand.
Do you get the meaning of the article?- synonyms:
- comprehend, follow, realize, see, understand
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- absorb, digest, hear
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| definition 5: |
to have the opportunity or chance to do something.
The kids are excited because they get to stay overnight with their cousins. |
| definition 6: |
to arrive.
I get to work at eight o'clock every day.- synonyms:
- arrive, come, show up
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| definition 7: |
to become; to enter a different state.
She is getting angry.What time did you get back last night?He fell, and he couldn't get up.- synonyms:
- become, grow
- similar words:
- develop, go
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| definition 8: |
to begin the doing of something; start.
Let's get going early in the morning.- synonyms:
- begin, start
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| related words: |
catch, earn, learn, make, score, understand |
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| phrase: |
get across, get along, get off, get on, get out, get over, get up |
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