get (ɡɛt
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: gets, getting, got, ɡɒt, got
Word forms: especially, US, gotten
(mainly tr) - to come into possession of; receive or earn
- to bring or fetch
- to contract or be affected by ⇒
he got a chill at the picnic
- to capture or seize ⇒
the police finally got him
- (also intr) to become or cause to become or act as specified ⇒
to get a window open
get one's hair cut
get wet
- (intr; foll by a preposition or adverbial particle) to succeed in going, coming, leaving, etc ⇒
get off the bus
- (takes an infinitive) to manage or contrive ⇒
how did you get to be captain?
- to make ready or prepare ⇒
to get a meal
- to hear, notice, or understand ⇒
I didn't get your meaning
- US Canadian informal to learn or master by study
- (intr) to to come (to) or arrive (at) ⇒
we got home safely
to get to London
- to catch or enter ⇒
to get a train
- to induce or persuade ⇒
get him to leave at once
- to reach by calculation ⇒
add 2 and 2 and you will get 4
- to receive (a broadcast signal)
- to communicate with (a person or place), as by telephone
- (also intr) to informal to have an emotional effect (on) ⇒
that music really gets me
- informal to annoy or irritate ⇒
her high voice gets me
- informal to bring a person into a difficult position from which he or she cannot escape
- informal to puzzle; baffle
- informal to hit ⇒
the blow got him in the back
- informal to be revenged on, esp by killing
- US slang
- (foll by to) to gain access (to a person) with the purpose of bribing him
- (often foll by to) to obtain access (to someone) and kill or silence him
- informal to have the better of ⇒
your extravagant habits will get you in the end
- (intr; foll by present participle) informal to begin ⇒
get moving
- (used as a command) informal go! leave now!
- archaic to beget or conceive
- See get even with
- See get it
- See get with it
- See get with child
noun
- rare the act of begetting
- rare something begotten; offspring
- British slang a variant of git
- informal (in tennis, squash, etc) a successful return of a shot that was difficult to reach
See also
get about , get across , get ahead , get along , get at , get away , get back , get by , get down , get in , get into , get off , get on , get onto , get out , get over , get round , get through , get-together , get up , got , gottenAlternative Forms
ˈgetable ˈgettable adjectiveWord Origin
Old English gietan; related to Old Norse geta to get, learn, Old High German bigezzan to obtainSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
persuade,
convince,
win over,
induce,
influence,
sway,
entice,
coax,
incite,
impel,
talk into,
wheedle,
prevail upon
=
annoy,
upset,
anger,
bother,
disturb,
trouble,
bug,
irritate,
aggravate,
gall,
madden,
exasperate,
nettle,
vex,
irk,
rile,
pique,
get on your nerves
nark,
get up your nose give someone grief make your blood boil piss you off get your goat get on your wick get your back up hack you off
=
obtain,
receive,
gain,
acquire,
win,
land,
score,
achieve,
net,
pick up,
bag,
secure,
attain,
reap,
get hold of,
come by,
glean,
procure,
get your hands on come into possession of
=
understand,
follow,
catch,
see,
notice,
realize,
appreciate,
be aware of
take in,
perceive,
grasp,
comprehend,
fathom,
apprehend,
suss (out)
get the hang of,
get your head round
=
catch,
develop,
contract,
succumb to fall victim to
go down with,
come down with,
become infected with be afflicted with be smitten by
Translations
- British English:
get
You can use get to mean the same as `become'.We should go before it gets dark.ɡɛt VERB We should go before it gets dark.
- Spanish:
coger
v
- French:
obtenir
vt
- German:
erhalten
v
- Chinese: 变得 vi
- Arabic: يَصيرُ vt
- Portuguese: buscar v
- Russian: получить v
- Croatian: dobiti v
- Czech: dostat v dostávat
- Danish: få v
- Dutch: krijgen v
- Finnish: saada v
- Greek: παίρνω v
- Italian: prendere v
- Japanese: 得る v
- Korean: 얻다 v
- Norwegian: få v
- Polish: dostać v dostawać
- Brazilian Portuguese: ir v
- European Spanish:
coger
v
- Swedish: få v
- Thai: ได้ v
- Turkish: almak v
- Vietnamese: có được v
- British English:
get
If you get somewhere, you arrive there.He got home at noon.ɡɛt VERB He got home at noon.
- French:
arriver
vi
- Arabic: يَصِلُ v
- Brazilian Portuguese: chegar vi
- British English:
get
If you get something, someone gives it to you.I got a bike for my birthday.ɡɛt VERB I got a bike for my birthday.
- French:
recevoir
vt
- Arabic: يَحْصُلُ عَلَى v
- Brazilian Portuguese: receber vt
- British English:
get
If you get something, you go to where it is and bring it back.He went to get a cup of coffee.ɡɛt VERB He went to get a cup of coffee.
- French:
aller chercher
vt
- Arabic: يُحْضِرُ v
- Brazilian Portuguese: buscar vt
Usage examples
What got to me was that she didn't want to get married any more.
, THE EXECUTION (2002)Alternatively there's one of the country's oldest surviving shows, or get involved in your region's Marine Week.
Country Life (2004)Now all we've got to do is get him to 100 - piece of cake, we'll do it next week, 17 winners!
Irish Times (2002)Like the books that win the Booker and the Whitbread, they're usually hard to get through.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Opening up, digging the ground, we get the body just like yellow ochre.
, ABORIGINE DREAMING: Introduction to the Wisdom and Thought of the Aboriginal Traditions of Australia (2002)