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- pronunciation:
- get
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- get across, get ahead, get along, get around to, get away, get away with, get back, get back at, get back to, get behind, get by, get down, get even, get in, get off, get off on, get on, get out, get out of, get over, get through, get to, get together, get up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| 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?What did you get him for his birthday?- 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 go after and bring back; fetch.
I'll have to go upstairs and get my sweater.Could you get me an envelope from my desk?- 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 just noticed that you got your hair cut.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 what I'm saying?I don't get the meaning of this sentence.- 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 induce; persuade.
How did you get him to agree?- synonyms:
- induce, persuade
- similar words:
- cajole, coax, convince, influence, prevail upon, prompt, wheedle
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| definition 8: |
to cause (someone or something) to begin the doing of something.
It can be hard to get the kids moving in the morning.Don't get him talking on that subject; he'll never stop. |
| definition 9: |
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 10: |
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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| 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 (usu. fol. by "to").
Traffic was heavy, so we didn't get to the beach until 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 condition or state to another.
I need to take a break because I'm getting tired.It's time to go; it's getting late.- synonyms:
- become, grow
- similar words:
- develop, go, take
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| definition 3: |
to move oneself, or succeed in moving oneself, so as to be in a different (specified) position or state with respect to something else.
I was getting out of bed when I fell.The thief got into the house through the basement window.The cat got up the tree easily but couldn't get down.She was in the hospital, but she got out yesterday and she's doing well at home. |
| definition 4: |
to begin the doing of something; start.
We'll need to get going early in the morning.- synonyms:
- begin, start
- similar words:
- proceed
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| definition 5: |
to be in the process of reaching a certain state, or to accomplish this process (fol. by a stative verb in the infinitive).
He's getting to be good friends with the boy who lives next door.I got to know him quite well eventually.The longer I knew her, the more I got to like her.- similar words:
- become
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| definition 6: |
to have the opportunity or chance (fol. by an infinitive).
The kids were happy because they got to stay up late and watch a scary movie.Did you get to see many museums when you were in Washington? |
| related words: |
make, partake |
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| phrase: |
get across, get ahead, get along, get around to, get away, get away with, get back, get back at, get back to, get behind, get by, get down, get even, get in, get off, get off on, get on, get out, get out of, get over, get through, get to, get together, get up |
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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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