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- [get it uhp]
- /gɛt ɪt ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [get it uhp]
- /gɛt ɪt ʌp/
Definitions of get it up words
- verb with object get it up to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. 1
- verb with object get it up to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information. 1
- verb with object get it up to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes; fetch: Would you get the milk from the refrigerator for me? 1
- verb with object get it up to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect: to get one's hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog out of a room. 1
- verb with object get it up to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone. 1
- verb with object get it up to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name. 1
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Origin of get it up
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English geten < Old Norse geta to obtain, beget; cognate with Old English -gietan (> Middle English yeten), German -gessen, in vergessen to forget; (noun) Middle English: something gotten, offspring, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Get it up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
get it up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
get it up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for get it up
verb get it up
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- provide — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- contribute — If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
- give away — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
Antonyms for get it up
verb get it up
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- renege — Cards. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit; break a rule of play.
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