English dictionary
get
/g/E/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
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Jet, the mineral.
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Fashion; manner; custom.
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Offspring; progeny; as, the <i>get</i> of a stallion.
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verb
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
ExamplesGet your results the next day.
Get permission to take a few days off from work.
Synonyms acquireSource: WordNet 3.0
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
ExamplesIt must be getting more serious.
Get going!
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cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
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receive a specified treatment (abstract)
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reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
ExamplesShe didn't get to Chicago until after midnight.
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go or come after and bring or take back
ExamplesGet me those books over there, please.
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go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
ExamplesGet an idea.
Get nauseous.
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take vengeance on or get even
ExamplesWe'll get them!
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achieve a point or goal
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cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
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succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
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come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
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be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
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communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
ExamplesThe operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake.
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give certain properties to something
ExamplesGet someone mad.
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move into a desired direction of discourse
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grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
ExamplesDid you get it?
She didn't get the joke.
I just don't get him.
Synonyms catchSource: WordNet 3.0
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attract and fix
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reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
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reach by calculation
ExamplesWhat do you get when you add up these numbers?
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acquire as a result of some effort or action
ExamplesYou cannot get water out of a stone.
Where did she get these news?
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purchase
ExamplesWhat did you get at the toy store?
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perceive by hearing
ExamplesShe didn't get his name when they met the first time.
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suffer from the receipt of
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receive as a retribution or punishment
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leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
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reach and board
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irritate
ExamplesHer childish behavior really get to me.
His lying really gets me.
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evoke an emotional response
ExamplesBrahms's `Requiem' gets me every time.
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apprehend and reproduce accurately
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earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
Synonyms drawSource: WordNet 3.0
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overcome or destroy
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be a mystery or bewildering to
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
ExamplesGet working as soon as the sun rises!
Let's get down to work now.
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undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
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make children
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To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to <i>get</i> favor by kindness; to <i>get</i> wealth by industry and economy; to <i>get</i> land by purchase, etc.
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To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased.
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