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get
verb(get)
reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
Synonyms: catch,
get
verb(get)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
Synonyms: acquire, develop, grow, produce,
get
verb(get)
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
Synonyms: bugger off, buzz off, fuck off, scram,
get
verb(get)
perceive by hearing
Synonyms: catch,
Examples:
She didn't get his name when they met the first time.
get
verb(get)
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
Synonyms: have, suffer, sustain,
get
verb(get)
make (offspring) by reproduction
Synonyms: beget, bring forth, engender, father, generate, mother, sire,
get
verb(get)
give certain properties to something
Synonyms: make,
Examples:
Get someone mad.
get
verb(get)
be a mystery or bewildering to
Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex,
get
verb(get)
suffer from the receipt of
Synonyms: catch,
get
verb(get)
receive as a retribution or punishment
Synonyms: receive,
get
verb(get)
take vengeance on or get even
Synonyms: fix, pay back, pay off,
Examples:
We'll get them!.
get
verb(get)
achieve a point or goal
Synonyms: have, make,
get
verb(get)
move into a desired direction of discourse
Synonyms: aim, drive,
get
verb(get)
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
Synonyms: experience, have, receive,
Examples:
Get an idea.
Get nauseous.
get
verb(get)
irritate
Synonyms: get under one's skin,
Examples:
Her childish behavior really get to me.
His lying really gets me.
get
verb(get)
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Synonyms: begin, commence, get down, set about, set out, start, start out,
Examples:
Let's get down to work now.
get
verb(get)
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
Synonyms: capture, catch,
get
verb(get)
apprehend and reproduce accurately
Synonyms: catch,
get
verb(get)
enter or assume a certain state or condition
Synonyms: become, go,
Examples:
It must be getting more serious.
get
verb(get)
attract and fix
Synonyms: arrest, catch,
get
verb(get)
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
Synonyms: find, incur, obtain, receive,
get
verb(get)
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
Synonyms: draw,
get
verb(get)
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
Synonyms: contract, take,
get
verb(get)
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
Synonyms: have, let,
get
verb(get)
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Synonyms: acquire,
get
verb(get)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
Synonyms: cause, have, induce, make, stimulate,
get
verb(get)
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
Synonyms: arrive, come,
Examples:
She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight.
get
verb(get)
go or come after and bring or take back
Synonyms: bring, convey, fetch,
get
verb(get)
grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
Synonyms: catch,
Examples:
Did you get it?.
She didn't get the joke.
I just don't get him.
get
verb(get)
acquire as a result of some effort or action
Examples:
You cannot get water out of a stone.
Where did she get these news?.
get
noun(get)
a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
get
verb(get)
communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
Examples:
The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake.
get
verb(get)
evoke an emotional response
Examples:
Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time.
get
verb(get)
overcome or destroy
get
verb(get)
purchase
Examples:
What did you get at the toy store?.
get
verb(get)
reach and board
get
verb(get)
reach by calculation
Examples:
What do you get when you add up these numbers?.

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