1. get

      Get is one of those little words with a hundred applications. A common meaning is fetch, as in, go get a dictionary off the shelf.

      Get means to catch, or grab. If you get a cold, someone passed it on to you. If you get an idea, that means you understand it. Get can also be used to talk about directions. If you want someone to get out of a room, you want them to leave. If you sleep on the sidewalk, the police will make you get up. Get is also short for beget, or make children. How many children will you get?

      Primary Meanings of get

      1.
      vn
      come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
      a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
      2.
      v
      enter or assume a certain state or condition
      3.
      v
      reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
      4.
      v
      grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
      5.
      v
      overcome or destroy
      6.
      v
      leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
      7.
      v
      irritate
      8.
      v
      be a mystery or bewildering to
      Full Definitions of get
      1

      v come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

      “She got a lot of paintings from her uncle”
      Get your results the next day”
      Get permission to take a few days off from work”
      Synonyms:
      acquire
      find, incur, obtain, receive
      receive a specified treatment (abstract)
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      isolate
      obtain in pure form
      get back, win back
      recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
      express, extract, press out
      obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
      capture, catch
      capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
      come by, come into
      obtain, especially accidentally
      buy, purchase
      obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
      charter, engage, hire, lease, rent, take
      engage for service under a term of contract
      have, receive
      get something; come into possession of
      turn
      get by buying and selling
      buy
      acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
      find
      obtain through effort or management
      glom
      seize upon or latch onto something
      come upon, enter upon, luck into
      take possession of
      come up, find, get hold, line up
      get something or somebody for a specific purpose
      accept, have, take
      receive willingly something given or offered
      obtain
      come into possession of
      find, recover, regain, retrieve
      get or find back; recover the use of
      catch
      get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
      recoup, recover, recuperate
      regain or make up for
      reclaim, repossess
      claim back
      find, regain
      come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
      acquire, gain, win
      win something through one's efforts
      bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in
      earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
      earn, garner
      acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
      benefit, gain, profit
      derive a benefit from
      partake, partake in, share
      have, give, or receive a share of
      preempt
      acquire for oneself before others can do so
      preempt
      gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
      call for, collect, gather up, pick up
      gather or collect
      inherit
      obtain from someone after their death
      borrow
      get temporarily
      pick up
      get in addition, as an increase
      poll
      get the votes of
      preisolate
      isolate beforehand
      carry
      secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
      hunt, hunt down, run, track down
      pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
      dig up, excavate, turn up
      find by digging in the ground
      ream
      squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer
      frog
      hunt frogs for food
      bag
      capture or kill, as in hunting
      batfowl
      catch birds by temporarily blinding them
      rat
      catch rats, especially with dogs
      ensnare, entrap, snare, trammel, trap
      catch in or as if in a trap
      take in, take up
      accept
      extort, wring from
      get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
      kite
      get credit or money by using a bad check
      hit, stumble
      encounter by chance
      buy back, repurchase
      buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away
      take
      buy, select
      subscribe, subscribe to, take
      receive or obtain regularly
      hustle
      get by trying hard
      accept
      receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
      fence
      receive stolen goods
      accept, admit, take, take on
      admit into a group or community
      welcome
      accept gladly
      honor, honour
      accept as pay
      source
      get (a product) from another country or business
      procure, secure
      get by special effort
      extract
      get despite difficulties or obstacles
      take out
      obtain by legal or official process
      get in, get into
      secure a place in a college, university, etc.
      eke out, squeeze out
      obtain with difficulty
      eke out, squeeze out
      make by laborious and precarious means
      access
      obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
      graduate
      receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
      bum, cadge, grub, mooch, sponge
      ask for and get free; be a parasite
      buy out, buy up, take over
      take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
      distrain
      legally take something in place of a debt payment
      foreclose
      subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
      profit, turn a profit
      make a profit; gain money or materially
      cash in on
      take advantage of or capitalize on
      profiteer
      make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
      capitalise, capitalize, take advantage
      draw advantages from
      rake off
      take money from an illegal transaction
      feel
      find by testing or cautious exploration
      locate, turn up
      discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
      attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike
      find unexpectedly
      pick up
      buy casually or spontaneously
      cozen
      cheat or trick
      bring home, take home
      earn as a salary or wage
      rake in, shovel in
      earn large sums of money
      letter
      win an athletic letter
      pyramid
      enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
      clear, net, sack, sack up
      make as a net profit
      gross
      earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
      bear, pay, yield
      bring in
      derive, gain
      obtain
      rout out, rout up
      get or find by searching
      cut in
      allow someone to have a share or profit
      inherit
      receive by genetic transmission
      shop
      do one's shopping
      buy food, take out
      purchase prepared food to be eaten at home
      adopt, borrow, take over, take up
      take up and practice as one's own
      snag
      get by acting quickly and smartly
      impulse-buy
      buy on impulse without proper reflection
      grab
      obtain illegally or unscrupulously
      catch up with, make up
      make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point

      v receive a specified treatment (abstract)

      “I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions”
      Synonyms:
      find, incur, obtain, receive
      acquire
      come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
      Types:
      take
      ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
      Type of:
      change
      undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

      v acquire as a result of some effort or action

      “You cannot get water out of a stone”
      “Where did she get these news?”
      Synonyms:
      catch
      grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
      Type of:
      acquire
      come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

      v succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

      “We finally got the suspect”
      Synonyms:
      capture, catch
      Types:
      recapture, retake
      capture again
      lasso, rope
      catch with a lasso
      Type of:
      clutch, prehend, seize
      take hold of; grab

      v purchase

      “What did you get at the toy store?”
      Type of:
      buy, purchase
      obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

      v go or come after and bring or take back

      Get me those books over there, please”
      Synonyms:
      bring, convey, fetch
      bring, convey, take
      take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
      Antonyms:
      bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away
      remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
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      retrieve
      run after, pick up, and bring to the master
      retrieve
      go for and bring back
      deliver
      bring to a destination, make a delivery
      misdeliver
      deliver to the wrong address
      process, serve, swear out
      deliver a warrant or summons to someone
      discharge, drop, drop off, put down, set down, unload
      leave or unload
      consign
      send to an address
      Type of:
      channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport
      send from one person or place to another

      v achieve a point or goal

      “The Brazilian team got 4 goals”
      Synonyms:
      have, make
      make
      act in a certain way so as to acquire
      Type of:
      hit, rack up, score, tally
      gain points in a game

      v reach by calculation

      “What do you get when you add up these numbers?”

      v reach and board

      “She got the bus just as it was leaving”
      Synonyms:
      arrive, come
      reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
      Type of:
      catch
      reach in time

      v go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

      get an idea”
      get nauseous”
      Synonyms:
      experience, have, receive
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      have, suffer, sustain
      undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
      take
      experience or feel or submit to
      horripilate
      have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps
      break down, collapse
      collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
      cramp
      suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
      break up, collapse, crack, crack up, crock up
      suffer a nervous breakdown
      Type of:
      undergo
      pass through

      v come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

      “I got funny spots all over my body”
      Synonyms:
      acquire, develop, grow, produce
      acquire, develop, evolve
      gain through experience
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      feather, fledge
      grow feathers
      regrow
      grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption
      spring
      develop suddenly
      sprout, stock
      put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
      stool, tiller
      grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
      leaf
      produce leaves, of plants
      pod
      produce pods, of plants
      teethe
      grow teeth; cut the baby teeth
      pupate
      develop into a pupa
      get up, work up
      develop
      cut
      have grow through the gums
      Type of:
      change
      undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

      v receive as a retribution or punishment

      “He got 5 years in prison”
      Synonyms:
      receive
      catch
      suffer from the receipt of

      v suffer from the receipt of

      Synonyms:
      catch
      catch
      be struck or affected by
      receive
      receive as a retribution or punishment
      Type of:
      ache, hurt, suffer
      feel physical pain

      v be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

      “He got AIDS”
      Synonyms:
      contract, take
      catch
      contract
      Types:
      catch
      contract
      catch cold
      come down with a cold
      Type of:
      come down, sicken
      get sick

      v undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

      “She got a bruise on her leg”
      “He got his arm broken in the scuffle”
      Synonyms:
      have, suffer, sustain
      have
      suffer from; be ill with
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      break down, collapse
      collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
      cramp
      suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
      break up, collapse, crack, crack up, crock up
      suffer a nervous breakdown
      drop like flies
      rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers
      fall over, go over
      fall forward and down
      Type of:
      experience, have, receive
      go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

      v communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone

      “Bill called this number and he got Mary”
      “The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake”
      Type of:
      communicate, intercommunicate
      transmit thoughts or feelings

      v attract and fix

      Synonyms:
      arrest, catch
      Type of:
      attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in
      direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

      v earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

      Synonyms:
      draw
      Type of:
      effect, effectuate, set up
      produce

      v make children

      Synonyms:
      beget, bring forth, engender, father, generate, mother, sire
      Type of:
      create, make
      make or cause to be or to become

      n a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

      Type of:
      return
      a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
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      v enter or assume a certain state or condition

      “It must be getting more serious”
      Get going!”
      Synonyms:
      become, go
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      sober, sober up
      become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
      sober, sober up
      become more realistic
      work
      arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
      take effect
      go into effect or become effective or operative
      run
      change from one state to another
      take
      be seized or affected in a specified way
      break
      come into being
      settle
      become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
      Type of:
      change state, turn
      undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

      v move into a desired direction of discourse

      Synonyms:
      aim, drive
      Type of:
      intend, mean
      mean or intend to express or convey

      v take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

      Get working as soon as the sun rises!”
      “Let's get down to work now”
      Synonyms:
      begin, commence, get down, set about, set out, start, start out
      begin
      begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
      Antonyms:
      end, terminate
      bring to an end or halt
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      recommence
      begin again
      strike out
      set out on a course of action
      fall
      begin vigorously
      jump off
      set off quickly, usually with success
      get to
      arrive at the point of
      auspicate
      commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
      attack
      set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
      break in
      start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
      launch, plunge
      begin with vigor
      come on
      occur or become available
      embark, enter
      set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
      bestir oneself, get cracking, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving
      start to be active
      take up
      pursue or resume

      v cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

      “He got his squad on the ball”
      “He got a girl into trouble”
      Synonyms:
      have, let
      Type of:
      make
      give certain properties to something

      v cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

      “My children finally got me to buy a computer”
      Synonyms:
      cause, have, induce, make, stimulate
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      decide
      cause to decide
      persuade
      cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
      bring
      induce or persuade
      solicit
      incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
      encourage
      spur on
      let
      actively cause something to happen
      lead
      cause to undertake a certain action
      inspire, instigate, prompt
      serve as the inciting cause of
      suborn
      induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
      compel, obligate, oblige
      force somebody to do something
      force, thrust
      impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
      hustle
      pressure or urge someone into an action
      bring around, bring round
      cause to adopt an opinion or course of action
      badger
      persuade through constant efforts
      sell
      persuade somebody to accept something
      chat up
      talk to someone with the aim of persuading him
      talk into
      persuade somebody to do something
      rope in
      draw in as if with a rope; lure
      blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle
      influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
      convert, convince, win over
      make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
      brainwash
      persuade completely, often through coercion
      give
      guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
      assure
      assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence
      charm, influence, tempt
      induce into action by using one's charm
      prevail
      use persuasion successfully
      drag
      persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
      tempt
      try presumptuously
      walk
      make walk
      coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze
      to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
      clamor
      compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring
      condemn
      compel or force into a particular state or activity
      shame
      compel through a sense of shame
      apply, enforce, implement
      ensure observance of laws and rules
      enforce, impose
      compel to behave in a certain way

      v give certain properties to something

      get someone mad”
      Synonyms:
      make
      Types:
      render
      cause to become
      have, let
      cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
      leave
      act or be so as to become in a specified state
      Type of:
      alter, change, modify
      cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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      v reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

      “She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight”
      Synonyms:
      arrive, come
      Antonyms:
      go away, go forth, leave
      go away from a place
      exit, get out, go out, leave
      move out of or depart from
      depart, leave, pull up stakes
      remove oneself from an association with or participation in
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      land, set down
      reach or come to rest
      drive in
      arrive by motorcar
      bring down, land, put down
      cause to come to the ground
      land, set ashore, shore
      arrive on shore
      roll up
      arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"
      come, come in
      be received
      attain, hit, reach
      reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
      flood in
      arrive in great numbers
      draw in, get in, move in, pull in
      of trains; move into (a station)
      plump in
      arrive suddenly and unannounced
      alight, light, perch
      to come to rest, settle
      force-land
      make a forced landing
      beach
      land on a beach
      port
      land at or reach a port
      debark, disembark, set down
      go ashore
      touch down
      come or bring (a plane) to a landing
      undershoot
      fall short of (the runway) in a landing
      belly-land
      land on the underside without the landing gear
      crash land
      make an emergency landing
      max out
      reach a maximum
      break even
      attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
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      v grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

      “did you get it?”
      “She didn't get the joke”
      “I just don't get him”
      Synonyms:
      catch
      catch
      apprehend and reproduce accurately
      Type of:
      understand
      know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

      v perceive by hearing

      “She didn't get his name when they met the first time”
      Synonyms:
      catch
      catch, overhear, take in
      hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
      Type of:
      hear
      perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

      v apprehend and reproduce accurately

      “She got the mood just right in her photographs”
      Synonyms:
      catch
      catch
      grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
      Type of:
      reproduce
      recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.
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      v overcome or destroy

      “The ice storm got my hibiscus”
      “the cat got the goldfish”
      Type of:
      destroy, ruin
      destroy completely; damage irreparably

      v take vengeance on or get even

      “We'll get them!”
      “This time I got him”
      Synonyms:
      fix, pay back, pay off
      pay
      make a compensation for
      Type of:
      get back, get even
      take revenge or even out a score

      v reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

      “The blow got him in the back”
      Synonyms:
      catch
      Type of:
      hit
      deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

      v evoke an emotional response

      “Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time”
      Synonyms:
      get under one's skin
      irritate
      Type of:
      stir, touch
      affect emotionally
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      v leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

      Synonyms:
      buzz off, scram
      Type of:
      go away, go forth, leave
      go away from a place
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      v irritate

      “Her childish behavior really get to me”
      “His lying really gets me”
      Synonyms:
      get under one's skin
      Type of:
      annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
      cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
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      v be a mystery or bewildering to

      Got me--I don't know the answer!”
      Synonyms:
      amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex
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      mix up, stump
      cause to be perplexed or confounded
      riddle
      set a difficult problem or riddle
      elude, escape
      be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
      defy, refuse, resist
      elude, especially in a baffling way
      Type of:
      bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw
      be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

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