Get Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. |
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | 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? |
| 4. | 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. |
| 5. | to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone. |
| 6. | to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name. |
| 7. | to acquire a mental grasp or command of; learn: to get a lesson. |
| 8. | to capture; seize: Get him before he escapes! |
| 9. | to receive as a punishment or sentence: to get a spanking; to get 20 years in jail. |
| 10. | to prevail on; influence or persuade: We'll get him to go with us. |
| 11. | to prepare; make ready: to get dinner. |
| 12. | (esp. of animals) to beget. |
| 13. | Informal. to affect emotionally: Her pleas got me. |
| 14. | to hit, strike, or wound: The bullet got him in the leg. |
| 16. | Informal. to take vengeance on: I'll get you yet! |
| 17. | to catch or be afflicted with; come down with or suffer from: He got malaria while living in the tropics. S
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he gets butterflies before every performance. |
| 18. | Informal. to puzzle; irritate; annoy: Their silly remarks get me. |
| 19. | 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. |
–verb (used without object) | 20. | to come to a specified place; arrive; reach: to get home late. |
| 21. | to succeed, become enabled, or be permitted: You get to meet a lot of interesting people. |
| 22. | to become or to cause oneself to become as specified; reach a certain condition: to get angry; to get sick. |
| 23. | (used as an auxiliary verb fol. by a past participle to form the passive): to get married; to get elected; to get hit by a car. |
| 24. | to succeed in coming, going, arriving at, visiting, etc. (usually fol. by away, in, into, out, etc.): I don't get into town very often. |
| 25. | to bear, endure, or survive (usually fol. by through or over): Can he get through another bad winter? |
| 27. | Informal. to leave promptly; scram: He told us to get. |
| 28. | to start or enter upon the action of (fol. by a present participle expressing action): to get moving; Get rolling. |
–noun | 29. | an
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offspring or the total of the offspring, esp. of a male animal: the get of a stallion. |
| 30. | a return of a ball, as in tennis, that would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent. |
| 31. | British Slang. | a. | something earned, as salary, profits, etc.: What's your week's get? |
| b. | a child born out of wedlock. |
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—Verb phrases| 32. | get about, | a. | to move about; be active: He gets about with difficulty since his illness. |
| b. | to become known; spread: It was supposed to be a secret, but somehow it got about. |
| c. | to be socially active: She's been getting about much more since her family moved to the city. |
Also, get around. |
| 33. | get across, | a. | to make or become understandable; communicate: to get a lesson across to students. |
| b. | to be convincing about; impress upon others: The fire chief got across forcefully the fact that turning in a false alarm is a serious offense. |
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| 34. | get ahead, to be successful, as in business or society: She got ahead by sheer determination. |
| 35. | get ahead of, | a. | to move forward of, as in traveling: The taxi got ahead of her after the light changed. |
| b. | to surpass; outdo: He refused to let anyone get ahead of him in business. |
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| 37. | get around,
| b. | to ingratiate oneself with (someone) through flattery or cajolery. |
| c. | to travel from place to place; circulate: I don't get around much anymore. |
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| 38. | get at, | a. | to reach; touch: to stretch in order to get at a top shelf. |
| b. | to suggest, hint at, or imply; intimate: What are you getting at? |
| c. | to discover; determine: to get at the root of a problem. |
<
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table class="luna-Ent"> | | d. | Informal. to influence by surreptitious or illegal means; bribe: The gangsters couldn't get at the mayor. |
| 39. | get away, | a. | to escape; flee: He tried to get away, but the crowd was too dense. |
| b. | to start out; leave: The racehorses got away from the starting gate. |
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| 40. | get away with, to perpetrate or accomplish without detection or punishment: Some people lie and cheat and always seem to get away with it. |
| 41. | get by, | a. | to succeed in going past: to get by a police barricade. |
| b. | to manage to exist, survive, continue in business, etc., in spite of difficulties. |
| c. | to evade the notice of: He doesn't let much get by him. |
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| 42. | get down, | a. | to bring or come down; descend: The kitten climbed the tree, but then couldn't get down again. |
| b. | to concentrate; attend: to get down to the matter at hand. |
| c. | to depress; discourage; fatigue: Nothing gets me down so much as a rainy day. |
| d. | to swallow: The pill was so large that he couldn't get it down. |
| e. | to relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment: getting down with a bunch of old friends. |
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| 43. | get in, | a. | to go into a place; enter: He forgot his key and couldn't get in. |
| b. | to arrive; come: They both got in on the sam
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| c. | to
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become associated with: He got in with a bad crowd. |
| d. | to be chosen or accepted, as for office, membership, etc.: As secretary of the club, his friend made sure that he got in. |
| e. | to become implicated in: By embezzling money to pay his gambling debts quickly, he was getting in further and further. |
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| 44. | get off, | a. | to escape the consequences of or punishment for one's actions. |
| b. | to help (someone) escape punishment: A good lawyer might get you off. |
| c. | to begin a journey; leave: He got off on the noon flight. |
| d. | to leave (a train, plane, etc.); dismount from (a horse); alight. |
| e. | to tell (a joke); express (an opinion): The comedian got off a couple of good ones. |
| f. | Informal. to have the effrontery: Where does he get off telling me how to behave? |
| g. | Slang: Vulgar. to experience orgasm. |
| h. | to experience or cause to experience a high from or as if from a drug. |
| i. | to cause to feel pleasure, enthusiasm, or excitement: a new rock group that gets everyone off. |
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| 45. | get on or along, | a. | to make progress; proceed; advance. |
| b. | to have sufficient means to manage, survive, or fare. |
| c. | to be on good terms; agree: She simply can't get on with her brothers. |
| d. | to advance in age: He is getting on in years. |
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| 46. | get out, | a. | to leave (often fol. by of): Get out of here! We had to get out of the bus at San Antonio. |
| b. | to become publicly known: We mustn't let this story get out. |
| c. | to withdraw or retire (often fol. by of): He decided to get out of the dry goods business. |
| d. | to produce or complete: Let's get this work out! | <
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| 47. | get over, | a. | to recover from: to get over an illness. |
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| 48. | get through, | a. | to succeed, as in meeting, reaching, or contacting by telephone (usually fol. by to): I tried to call you last night, but I couldn't get through. |
| b. | to complete; finish: How he ever got through college is a mystery. |
| c. | to make oneself understood: One simply cannot get through to her. |
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| 49. | get to, | a. | to get in touch or into communication with; contact: It was too late by the time he got to the authorities. |
| b. | Informal. to make an impression on; affect: This music really gets to you. |
| c. | to begin: When he gets to telling stories about the war, there's no stopping him. |
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—Idioms| 50. | get back, | a. | to come back; return: When will you get back? |
| b. | to recover; regain: He got back his investment with interest. |
| c. | to be revenged: She waited for a chance to get back at her accuser. |
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| 51. | get even. even1 (def. 26). |
| 52. | get going, | a. | to begin;
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act: They wanted to get going on the construction of the house. |
| b. | to increase one's speed; make haste: If we don't get going, we'll never arrive in time. |
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| 53. | get it, Informal. | a. | to be punished or reprimanded: You'll get it for breaking that vase! |
| b. | to understand or grasp something: This is just between us, get it? |
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| 54. | get it off, Slang: Vulgar. to experience orgasm. |
| 55. | get it on, | a. | Informal. to work or perform with satisfying harmony or energy or develop a strong rapport, as in music: a rock group really getting it on with the audience. |
| b. | Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse. |
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| 56. | get it up, Slang: Vulgar, to achieve an erection of the penis. |
| 57. | get off on, Slang. to become enthusiastic about or excited by: After years of indifference, she's getting off on baseball. |
| 59. | get the lead out. lead2 (def. 15). |
| 60. | get there, to reach one's goal; succeed: He wanted to be a millionaire but he died before he got there. |
| 61. | get together, | a. | to accumulate; gather: to get together a portfolio of 20 stocks. |
| b. | to congregate; meet: The alumnae chapter gets together twice a year. |
| c. | to come to an accord; agree: They simply couldn't get together on matters of policy. |
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| 62. | get up, | a. | to sit up or stand; arise. |
| d. | to prepare; arrange; organize: to get up an exhibit. |
| e. | to draw upon; marshal; rouse: to get up one's courage. |
| f. | to acquire a knowledge of. |
| g. | (to a horse) go! go ahead! go faster! |
| h. | to dress, as in a costume or disguise: She got herself up as an astronaut. |
| i. | to produce in a specified style, as a book: It was got up in brown leather with gold endpapers. |
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| 63. | has or have got, | a. | to possess or own; have: She's got a new car. Have you got the tickets? |
| b. | must (fol. by an infinitive): He's got to get to a doctor right away. |
| c. | to suffer from: Have you got a cold? |
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