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ALL meanings of get

get
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  • noun get See get.   1
  • transitive verb get obtain 1
  • transitive verb get receive 1
  • transitive verb get illness: catch 1
  • transitive verb get fetch 1
  • transitive verb get persuade 1
  • intransitive verb get arrive 1
  • transitive verb get understand 1
  • intransitive verb get have the opportunity 1
  • intransitive verb get become 1
  • intransitive verb get go away 1
  • intransitive verb get start 1
  • transitive verb get prepare 1
  • transitive verb get earn, win 1
  • transitive verb get buy 1
  • transitive verb get arrange or cause to have 1
  • transitive verb get attract 1
  • transitive verb get reach 1
  • transitive verb get hear 1
  • transitive verb get receive as punishment 1
  • transitive verb get touch emotionally 1
  • transitive verb get hit 1
  • transitive verb get have revenge on 1
  • transitive verb get bother 1
  • transitive verb get capture 1
  • transitive verb get ruin, destroy 1
  • transitive verb get must 1
  • verb with object get 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 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 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 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 to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone. 1
  • verb with object get to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name. 1
  • verb with object get to acquire a mental grasp or command of; learn: to get a lesson. 1
  • verb with object get to capture; seize: Get him before he escapes! 1
  • verb with object get to receive as a punishment or sentence: to get a spanking; to get 20 years in jail. 1
  • verb with object get to prevail on; influence or persuade: We'll get him to go with us. 1
  • verb with object get to prepare; make ready: to get dinner. 1
  • verb with object get (especially of animals) to beget. 1
  • verb with object get Informal. to affect emotionally: Her pleas got me. 1
  • verb with object get to hit, strike, or wound: The bullet got him in the leg. 1
  • verb with object get Informal. to kill. 1
  • verb with object get Informal. to take vengeance on: I'll get you yet! 1
  • verb with object get to catch or be afflicted with; come down with or suffer from: He got malaria while living in the tropics. She gets butterflies before every performance. 1
  • verb with object get Informal. to puzzle; irritate; annoy: Their silly remarks get me. 1
  • verb with object get Informal. to understand; comprehend: I don't get the joke. This report may be crystal-clear to a scientist, but I don't get it. 1
  • verb without object get to come to a specified place; arrive; reach: to get home late. 1
  • verb without object get to succeed, become enabled, or be permitted: You get to meet a lot of interesting people. 1
  • verb without object get to become or to cause oneself to become as specified; reach a certain condition: to get angry; to get sick. 1
  • verb without object get (used as an auxiliary verb followed by a past participle to form the passive): to get married; to get elected; to get hit by a car. 1
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