Meaning & Definition of Get in English
Get
noun
1. A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- get
verb
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"
- get,
- acquire
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!"
- become,
- go,
- get
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"
- get,
- let,
- have
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"
- receive,
- get,
- find,
- obtain,
- incur
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"
- arrive,
- get,
- come
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"
- bring,
- get,
- convey,
- fetch
7. Go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- "Get an idea"
- "Experience vertigo"
- "Get nauseous"
- "Receive injuries"
- "Have a feeling"
- experience,
- receive,
- have,
- get
8. Take vengeance on or get even
- "We'll get them!"
- "That'll fix him good!"
- "This time i got him"
- pay back,
- pay off,
- get,
- fix
9. Achieve a point or goal
- "Nicklaus had a 70"
- "The brazilian team got 4 goals"
- "She made 29 points that day"
- have,
- get,
- make
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"
- induce,
- stimulate,
- cause,
- have,
- get,
- make
11. Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- "We finally got the suspect"
- "Did you catch the thief?"
- get,
- catch,
- capture
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"
- grow,
- develop,
- produce,
- get,
- acquire
13. Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- "He got aids"
- "She came down with pneumonia"
- "She took a chill"
- contract,
- take,
- get
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"
- get
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"
- make,
- get
16. Move into a desired direction of discourse
- "What are you driving at?"
- drive,
- get,
- aim
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"
- catch,
- get
18. Attract and fix
- "His look caught her"
- "She caught his eye"
- "Catch the attention of the waiter"
- catch,
- arrest,
- get
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"
- get,
- catch
20. Reach by calculation
- "What do you get when you add up these numbers?"
- get
21. Acquire as a result of some effort or action
- "You cannot get water out of a stone"
- "Where did she get these news?"
- get
22. Purchase
- "What did you get at the toy store?"
- get
23. Perceive by hearing
- "I didn't catch your name"
- "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"
- catch,
- get
24. Suffer from the receipt of
- "She will catch hell for this behavior!"
- catch,
- get
25. Receive as a retribution or punishment
- "He got 5 years in prison"
- get,
- receive
26. Leave immediately
- Used usually in the imperative form
- "Scram!"
- scram,
- buzz off,
- fuck off,
- get,
- bugger off
27. Reach and board
- "She got the bus just as it was leaving"
- get
28. Irritate
- "Her childish behavior really get to me"
- "His lying really gets me"
- get,
- get under one's skin
29. Evoke an emotional response
- "Brahms's `requiem' gets me every time"
- get
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"
- catch,
- get
31. Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- "He drew a base on balls"
- draw,
- get
32. Overcome or destroy
- "The ice storm got my hibiscus"
- "The cat got the goldfish"
- get
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"
- perplex,
- vex,
- stick,
- get,
- puzzle,
- mystify,
- baffle,
- beat,
- pose,
- bewilder,
- flummox,
- stupefy,
- nonplus,
- gravel,
- amaze,
- dumbfound
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"
- get down,
- begin,
- get,
- start out,
- start,
- set about,
- set out,
- commence
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"
- suffer,
- sustain,
- have,
- get
36. Make children
- "Abraham begot isaac"
- "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
- beget,
- get,
- engender,
- father,
- mother,
- sire,
- generate,
- bring forth