To get or obtain an item; to come into the possession of something.
To take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
To experience or suffer an injury, a disease, etc.
To acquire or catch (a disease, something noxious, bad condition).
To achieve (a point, a goal, an honor, etc.).
To go through (mental or physical states or experiences).
To take revenge on or get even.
To succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.
To come to have or undergo a change of physical features or attributes.
To attract and fix (e.g. someone or his/her eyes).
To reach (e.g. an arithmetic result) by calculation.
To purchase.
To perceive by hearing.
To receive as a retribution or punishment.
To reach and board.
To irritate.
To apprehend and reproduce accurately.
To go or come after and bring or take back.
To reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or by making progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "He got into college"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
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!"
make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
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!"
bring or fetch; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring over the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
grasp with the mind; "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"
apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs"
suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"
perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"
move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
of mental or bodily states or experiences: "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?"
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"
overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish"
evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's 'Requiem' gets me every time"
irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"
reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving"
purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?"
acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?"
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"
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"
succeed in catching or seizing, , esp. after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
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"
receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison"
come to have, of physical features and attributes; "He grew a beard"; The patient developed abdominal pains"; I got funny spots all over my body"
achieve a point or goal, as in a sport; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
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"
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 famous physicist"; "Make yourself clear"
get to or be allowed to do something; "May I go to the movies tonight?" "Can I have some ice cream?" "We got to play video games all day long"
take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!" "That'll fix him good!" "This time I got him"
be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!"
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"
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"
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"
make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don''t recognize them"
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"
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"
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"
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"
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"
grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding 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"
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"
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"
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"
take vengeance on or get even; "We''ll get them!"; "That''ll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
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"
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"
evoke an emotional response; "Brahms''s `Requiem'' gets me every time"
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o''clock"; "She didn''t get to Chicago until after midnight"
of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
perceive by hearing; "I didn''t catch your name"; "She didn''t get his name when they met the first time"
achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
make children
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
give certain properties to something
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
enter or assume a certain state or condition
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
be a mystery or bewildering to
reach by calculation
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
move into a desired direction of discourse
communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
take vengeance on or get even
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
go or come after and bring or take back
attract and fix
overcome or destroy
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
apprehend and reproduce accurately
evoke an emotional response
irritate
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
reach and board
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
receive as a retribution or punishment
suffer from the receipt of
perceive by hearing
purchase
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
