English dictionary
get
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
verb
- make (offspring) by reproduction
verb
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
verb
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
verb
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
verb
- give certain properties to something
verb
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
verb
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
verb
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
verb
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
verb
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
verb
- be a mystery or bewildering to
verb
- reach by calculation
verb
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
verb
- move into a desired direction of discourse
verb
- communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
verb
- take vengeance on or get even
verb
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
verb
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
verb
- go or come after and bring or take back
verb
- attract and fix
verb
- overcome or destroy
verb
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
verb
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
verb
- evoke an emotional response
verb
- irritate
verb
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
verb
- reach and board
verb
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
verb
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
verb
- receive as a retribution or punishment
verb
- suffer from the receipt of
verb
- perceive by hearing
verb
- purchase
verb
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
verb
- achieve a point or goal
verb
- acquire as a result of some effort or action
Example sentences
Abraham begot Isaac
John fathered four daughters
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
He got AIDS
She came down with pneumonia
She took a chill
He grew a beard
The patient developed abdominal pains
I got funny spots all over my body
Well-developed breasts
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
He got his squad on the ball
This let me in for a big surprise
He got a girl into trouble
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!
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
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
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
This beats me!
Got me — I don't know the answer!
a vexing problem
This question really stuck me
What do you get when you add up these numbers?
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
What are you driving at?
Bill called this number and he got Mary
The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake