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US
/ˈɡɛt, ˈɡɪt/
]
[ UK /ɡˈɛt/ ]
[ UK /ɡˈɛt/ ]
VERB
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give certain properties to something
This invention will make you a millionaire
She made us look silly
get someone mad
Don't make this into a big deal
Make yourself clear
He made a fool of himself at the meeting -
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
Scram! -
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
We began working at dawn
Let's get down to work now
The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
He began early in the day
Get working as soon as the sun rises!
Who will start? -
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
She arrived home at 7 o'clock
She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight -
perceive by hearing
She didn't get his name when they met the first time
I didn't catch your name -
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
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
She suffered a fracture in the accident -
overcome or destroy
The ice storm got my hibiscus
the cat got the goldfish -
communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake
Bill called this number and he got Mary -
be a mystery or bewildering to
Got me--I don't know the answer!
This beats me!
a vexing problem
This question really stuck me -
purchase
What did you get at the toy store? -
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
They acquired a new pet
Get permission to take a few days off from work
She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
Get your results the next day -
go or come after and bring or take back
Get me those books over there, please
The dog fetched the hat
Could you bring the wine? -
move into a desired direction of discourse
What are you driving at? -
grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
did you get it?
don't catch your meaning
I just don't get him
We caught something of his theory in the lecture
She didn't get the joke
did you get it?
did you catch that allusion? -
evoke an emotional response
Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time -
apprehend and reproduce accurately
She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings
She got the mood just right in her photographs -
reach and board
She got the bus just as it was leaving -
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
He drew a base on balls -
reach by calculation
What do you get when you add up these numbers? -
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
I got funny spots all over my body
The patient developed abdominal pains
Well-developed breasts
He grew a beard -
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
His movie received a good review -
achieve a point or goal
She made 29 points that day
The Brazilian team got 4 goals
Nicklaus had a 70 -
receive as a retribution or punishment
He got 5 years in prison -
make (offspring) by reproduction
Abraham begot Isaac
John fathered four daughters -
irritate
His lying really gets me
Her childish behavior really get to me -
attract and fix
His look caught her
She caught his eye
Catch the attention of the waiter -
take vengeance on or get even
That'll fix him good!
This time I got him
We'll get them! -
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
This let me in for a big surprise
He got his squad on the ball
He got a girl into trouble -
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 -
suffer from the receipt of
She will catch hell for this behavior! -
acquire as a result of some effort or action
You cannot get water out of a stone
Where did she get these news? -
reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
the rock caught her in the back of the head
The punch caught him in the stomach
The blow got him in the back -
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
We finally got the suspect
Did you catch the thief? -
enter or assume a certain state or condition
He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
her face went red with anger
Get going!
She went into ecstasy
It must be getting more serious -
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
She came down with pneumonia
He got AIDS
She took a chill -
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
experience vertigo
get nauseous
have a feeling
receive injuries
get an idea
NOUN
- a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
How To Use get In A Sentence
- Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy. The Sun
- When your bulbs arrive, or you buy them from the garden center, gather everyone together, hand out garden tools and start digging.
- Have a cosmic awareness, an interest in ecology, environment, vegetarianism, or are very socially conscious.
- It was a typical gesture of love and togetherness. The Sun
- Combine the corn with steamed green vegetables like asparagus and offer baked potatoes to ensure the children don't go hungry.
- The sheer volume is so overwhelming that the police cannot get on top of it. The Sun
- Rows of brick garden apartments all backed onto a massive common garden: a shared backyard for children to play, dogs to gambol, and families to eat picnics together. Day of Honey
- Background-position: background image in the canvas element in the targeted space, designated the upper left corner of the image relative to the level of canvas and vertical spacing interval .
- Consumers get incredibly upset when dieticians and researchers backtrack on previous findings, proclaiming that products once deemed healthy are now in question.
- Brigalow vegetation is found to the east, and gidgee (A. cambagei) woodlands or shrublands are scattered across the region on alluvium or other more fertile clay soils. Eastern Australia mulga shrublands