Meaning & Definition of Get in English

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

1. Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

• "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"

• "They acquired a new pet"

• "Get your results the next day"

• "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

2. Enter or assume a certain state or condition

• "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"

• "It must be getting more serious"

• "Her face went red with anger"

• "She went into ecstasy"

• "Get going!"

3. Cause to move

• Cause to be in a certain position or condition

• "He got his squad on the ball"

• "This let me in for a big surprise"

• "He got a girl into trouble"

4. Receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"

• "His movie received a good review"

• "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

5. Reach a destination

• Arrive by movement or progress

• "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"

• "She didn't get to chicago until after midnight"

6. Go or come after and bring or take back

• "Get me those books over there, please"

• "Could you bring the wine?"

• "The dog fetched the hat"

7. Go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• "Get an idea"

• "Experience vertigo"

• "Get nauseous"

• "Receive injuries"

• "Have a feeling"

8. Take vengeance on or get even

• "We'll get them!"

• "That'll fix him good!"

• "This time i got him"

9. Achieve a point or goal

• "Nicklaus had a 70"

• "The brazilian team got 4 goals"

• "She made 29 points that day"

10. Cause to do

• Cause to act in a specified manner

• "The ads induced me to buy a vcr"

• "My children finally got me to buy a computer"

• "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

11. Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• "We finally got the suspect"

• "Did you catch the thief?"

12. Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• "He grew a beard"

• "The patient developed abdominal pains"

• "I got funny spots all over my body"

• "Well-developed breasts"

13. Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

• "He got aids"

• "She came down with pneumonia"

• "She took a chill"

14. 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"

15. Give certain properties to something

• "Get someone mad"

• "She made us look silly"

• "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"

• "Don't make this into a big deal"

• "This invention will make you a millionaire"

• "Make yourself clear"

16. Move into a desired direction of discourse

• "What are you driving at?"

17. Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

• "Did you catch that allusion?"

• "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"

• "Don't catch your meaning"

• "Did you get it?"

• "She didn't get the joke"

• "I just don't get him"

18. Attract and fix

• "His look caught her"

• "She caught his eye"

• "Catch the attention of the waiter"

19. Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

• "The rock caught her in the back of the head"

• "The blow got him in the back"

• "The punch caught him in the stomach"

20. Reach by calculation

• "What do you get when you add up these numbers?"

21. Acquire as a result of some effort or action

• "You cannot get water out of a stone"

• "Where did she get these news?"

22. Purchase

• "What did you get at the toy store?"

23. Perceive by hearing

• "I didn't catch your name"

• "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"

24. Suffer from the receipt of

• "She will catch hell for this behavior!"

25. Receive as a retribution or punishment

• "He got 5 years in prison"

26. Leave immediately

• Used usually in the imperative form

• "Scram!"

27. Reach and board

• "She got the bus just as it was leaving"

28. Irritate

• "Her childish behavior really get to me"

• "His lying really gets me"

29. Evoke an emotional response

• "Brahms's `requiem' gets me every time"

30. Apprehend and reproduce accurately

• "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"

• "She got the mood just right in her photographs"

31. Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

• "He drew a base on balls"

32. Overcome or destroy

• "The ice storm got my hibiscus"

• "The cat got the goldfish"

33. Be a mystery or bewildering to

• "This beats me!"

• "Got me--i don't know the answer!"

• "A vexing problem"

• "This question really stuck me"

34. Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• "We began working at dawn"

• "Who will start?"

• "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"

• "The first tourists began to arrive in cambodia"

• "He began early in the day"

• "Let's get down to work now"

35. Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

• "She suffered a fracture in the accident"

• "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"

• "She got a bruise on her leg"

• "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

36. Make children

• "Abraham begot isaac"

• "Men often father children but don't recognize them"