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gets

verb(get)

reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

Synonyms: catch,

gets

verb(get)

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

Synonyms: acquire, develop, grow, produce,

gets

verb(get)

leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

Synonyms: bugger off, buzz off, fuck off, scram,

gets

verb(get)

perceive by hearing

Synonyms: catch,

Examples:

She didn't get his name when they met the first time.

gets

verb(get)

undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

Synonyms: have, suffer, sustain,

gets

verb(get)

make (offspring) by reproduction

Synonyms: beget, bring forth, engender, father, generate, mother, sire,

gets

verb(get)

give certain properties to something

Synonyms: make,

Examples:

Get someone mad.

gets

verb(get)

be a mystery or bewildering to

Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex,

gets

verb(get)

suffer from the receipt of

Synonyms: catch,

gets

verb(get)

receive as a retribution or punishment

Synonyms: receive,

gets

verb(get)

take vengeance on or get even

Synonyms: fix, pay back, pay off,

Examples:

We'll get them!.

gets

verb(get)

achieve a point or goal

Synonyms: have, make,

gets

verb(get)

move into a desired direction of discourse

Synonyms: aim, drive,

gets

verb(get)

go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

Synonyms: experience, have, receive,

Examples:

Get an idea.
Get nauseous.

gets

verb(get)

irritate

Synonyms: get under one's skin,

Examples:

Her childish behavior really get to me.
His lying really gets me.

gets

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.

gets

verb(get)

succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

Synonyms: capture, catch,

gets

verb(get)

apprehend and reproduce accurately

Synonyms: catch,

gets

verb(get)

enter or assume a certain state or condition

Synonyms: become, go,

Examples:

It must be getting more serious.

gets

verb(get)

attract and fix

Synonyms: arrest, catch,

gets

verb(get)

receive a specified treatment (abstract)

Synonyms: find, incur, obtain, receive,

gets

verb(get)

earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

Synonyms: draw,

gets

verb(get)

be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

Synonyms: contract, take,

gets

verb(get)

cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

Synonyms: have, let,

gets

verb(get)

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

Synonyms: acquire,

gets

verb(get)

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

Synonyms: cause, have, induce, make, stimulate,

gets

verb(get)

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

Synonyms: arrive, come,

Examples:

She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight.

gets

verb(get)

go or come after and bring or take back

Synonyms: bring, convey, fetch,

gets

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.

gets

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?.

gets

noun(get)

a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

gets

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.

gets

verb(get)

evoke an emotional response

Examples:

Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time.

gets

verb(get)

overcome or destroy

gets

verb(get)

purchase

Examples:

What did you get at the toy store?.

gets

verb(get)

reach and board

gets

verb(get)

reach by calculation

Examples:

What do you get when you add up these numbers?.

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