get (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 37 senses of the word *get*:
VERB	possession	get, acquire	come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
change	get, become, go	enter or assume a certain state or condition
change	get, let, have	cause to move
change	get, receive, find, obtain, incur	receive a specified treatment (abstract)
motion	get, arrive, come	reach a destination
contact	get, bring, convey, fetch	go or come after and bring or take back
perception	get, experience, receive, have	go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
competition	get, pay back, pay off, fix	take vengeance on or get even
possession	get, have, make	achieve a point or goal
communication	get, induce, stimulate, cause, have, make	cause to do
contact	get, catch, capture	succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
body	get, grow, develop, produce, acquire	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
body	get, contract, take	be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
communication	get	communicate with a place or person
change	get, make	give certain properties to something
communication	get, drive, aim	move into a desired direction of discourse
cognition	get, catch	grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
contact	get, catch, arrest	attract and fix
contact	get, catch	reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
cognition	get	reach by calculation
possession	get	acquire as a result of some effort or action
possession	get	purchase
perception	get, catch	perceive by hearing
perception	get, catch	suffer from the receipt of
perception	get, receive	receive as a retribution or punishment
motion	get, scram, buzz off, fuck off, bugger off	leave immediately
motion	get	reach and board
emotion	get, get under one's skin	irritate
emotion	get	evoke an emotional response
creation	get, catch	apprehend and reproduce accurately
creation	get, draw	earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
contact	get	overcome or destroy
cognition	get, perplex, vex, stick, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound	be a mystery or bewildering to
change	get, get down, begin, start out, start, set about, set out, commence	take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action
body	get, suffer, sustain, have	undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
body	get, beget, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth	make children
NOUN	act	get	a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

get > pronunciation
Sounds	geh't; gih't
Rhymes	abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht...
acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht...

English > *get*: 37 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent.
Broader	return	A tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Model	The children get the ball
Examples	"Get your results the next day" "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
Synonym	acquire
Narrower	accept, take, have	Receive willingly something given or offered
	acquire, win, gain	win something through one's efforts
	borrow	Get temporarily
	buy, purchase	Obtain by purchase
	buy	acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
	capture, catch	Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
	catch	Get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
	collect, pick up, gather up, call for	Gather or collect
	come by, come into	Obtain, especially accidentally
	earn, garner, win	acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
	enter upon, come upon, luck into	Take possession of
	find, regain	come upon after searching
	find	Obtain through effort or management
	gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in	earn on some commercial or business transaction
	get	acquire as a result of some effort or action
	glom	seize upon or latch onto something
	inherit	Obtain from someone after their death
	isolate	Obtain in pure form
	lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take	Engage for service under a term of contract
	line up, get hold, come up, find	Get something or somebody for a specific purpose
	obtain	Come into possession of
	partake, share, partake in	Have, give, or receive a share of
	pick up	Get in addition, as an increase
	poll	Get the votes of
	preempt	acquire for oneself before others can do so
	preempt	Gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
	press out, express, extract	Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
	profit, gain, benefit	derive a benefit from
	receive, have	Get something
	reclaim, repossess	claim back
	recover, retrieve, find, regain	get or find back
	recover, recoup, recuperate	regain or make up for
	turn	Get by buying and selling
	win back, get back	Recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
Similar to	receive, get, find, obtain, incur	Receive a specified treatment (abstract)
Spanish	adquirir, conseguir, lograr, obtener, sacar, tomar
Catalan	aconseguir, adquirir, obtenir, prendre
Nouns	getting	the act of acquiring something

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Enter or assume a certain state or condition.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective; Somebody ----s PP
Model	John will get angry
Examples	"It must be getting more serious" "Get going!"
Synonyms	become, go
Narrower	break	come into being
	run	change from one state to another
	settle	Become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
	sober up, sober	Become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
	sober up, sober	Become more realistic
	take	Be seized or affected in a specified way
	take effect	go into effect or become effective or operative
	work	arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
Broader	change state, turn	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
See also	get ahead	obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
	get on, get along	develop in a positive way
	get over	get on top of
Spanish	constituir, devenir, iniciar, llegar a ser, ponerse, tornar, volverse
Catalan	constituir, esdevenir, iniciar, posar-se, tornar-se, tornar

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Synonyms	let, have
Broader	make, get	Give certain properties to something
Spanish	poner
Catalan	posar

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 4, change
Meaning	Receive a specified treatment (abstract).
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	receive, find, obtain, incur
Narrower	take	Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	get, acquire	Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Spanish	adquirir, encontrar, obtener, recibir
Catalan	obtenir

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 5, motion
Meaning	reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
Synonyms	arrive, come
Entailed by	immigrate	Come into a new country and change residency
Narrower	come, come in	Be received
	drive in	arrive by motorcar
	flood in	arrive in great numbers
	land, set down	reach or come to rest
	land, put down, bring down	Cause to come to the ground
	land, set ashore, shore	arrive on shore
	plump in	arrive suddenly and unannounced
	pull in, get in, move in, draw in	Of trains
	reach, hit, attain	Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
	roll up	arrive in a vehicle
Opposite	leave, go forth, go away	go away from a place
Similar to	get	reach and board
Spanish	alcanzar, arribar, llegar, venir
Catalan	arribar, venir

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 6, contact
Meaning	go or come after and bring or take back.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"Get me those books over there, please"
Synonyms	bring, convey, fetch
Entails	come, come up	Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
Narrower	deliver	Bring to a destination, make a delivery
	retrieve	Run after, pick up, and bring to the master
	retrieve	Go for and bring back
Broader	transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise	Send from one person or place to another
Opposite	take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off	Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state
Similar to	bring, convey, take	Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
Spanish	acercar, coger, llevar, portar, traer
Catalan	agafar, dur, portar, transportar

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 7, perception
Meaning	go through (mental or physical states or experiences).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"get an idea" "get nauseous"
Synonyms	experience, receive, have
Entails	perceive, comprehend	To become aware of through the senses
Narrower	horripilate	Have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps
	suffer, sustain, have, get	Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
	take	Experience or feel or submit to
Broader	undergo	Pass through
Spanish	experimentar, tener
Catalan	experimentar, tenir

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 8, competition
Meaning	Take vengeance on or get even.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Example	"We'll get them!"
Synonyms	pay back, pay off, fix
Broader	get even, get back	Take revenge or even out a score
Similar to	pay	make a compensation for
Spanish	coger, desquitarse, pagar, pillar

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 9, possession
Meaning	achieve a point or goal.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	have, make
Broader	score, hit, tally, rack up	gain points in a game / game / game
Similar to	make	act in a certain way so as to acquire
Spanish	hacer, lograr, tener

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 10, communication
Meaning	Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Model	They get him to write the letter
Synonyms	induce, stimulate, cause, have, make
Narrower	bring	induce or persuade
	compel, oblige, obligate	Force somebody to do something
	decide	Cause to decide
	encourage	spur on
	lead	Cause to undertake a certain action / action
	let	actively cause something to happen / happen / happen / happen
	persuade	Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action
	prompt, inspire, instigate	Serve as the inciting cause of
	solicit	incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
	suborn	induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
Spanish	causar, estimular, hacer, incentivar, inducir, ocasionar, producir, provocar
Catalan	causar, estimular, fer, incentivar, induir, ocasionar, provocar

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 11, contact
Meaning	succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	catch, capture
Narrower	lasso, rope	catch / catch with a lasso
Narrower	recapture, retake	capture again
Broader	seize, prehend, clutch	take hold of
Spanish	atrapar, capturar
Catalan	agafar, capturar

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 12, body
Meaning	Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	grow, develop, produce, acquire
Narrower	cut	Have grow through the gums
	fledge, feather	Grow feathers
	leaf	produce leaves, of plants
	pod	produce pods, of plants
	pupate	Develop into a pupa
	regrow	Grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption
	spring	Develop suddenly
	sprout, stock	put forth and grow sprouts / sprouts or shoots
	stool, tiller	Grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
	teethe	Grow teeth
	work up, get up	Develop
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	develop, acquire, evolve	gain through experience
Spanish	adquirir, crecer, cultivar, desarrollar, elaborar, producir
Catalan	adquirir, cultivar, desenvolupar, elaborar, produir
Nouns	getting	the act of acquiring something

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 13, body
Meaning	Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	contract, take
Narrower	catch	contract
Broader	sicken, come down	Get sick
Similar to	catch	contract
Spanish	coger, contraer
Catalan	agafar, contreure

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 14, communication
Meaning	Communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake"
Broader	communicate, intercommunicate	transmit thoughts or feelings

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 15, change
Meaning	Give certain properties to something.
Pattern	Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Example	"get someone mad"
Synonym	make
Narrower	get, let, have	Cause to move
	leave	Act or be so as to become in a specified state
	render	Cause to become
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	convertir, volver
Catalan	convertir, tornar

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 16, communication
Meaning	Move into a desired direction of discourse.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	drive, aim
Broader	mean, intend	mean or intend to express or convey

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 17, cognition
Meaning	grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"did you get it?" "She didn't get the joke" "I just don't get him"
Synonym	catch
Broader	understand	know and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of
Similar to	catch, get	apprehend and reproduce accurately
Similar to	get	acquire as a result of some effort or action
Spanish	comprender, entender

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 18, contact
Meaning	attract and fix.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	catch, arrest
Broader	attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in	direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Spanish	atrapar

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 19, contact
Meaning	reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonym	catch
Broader	hit	Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Spanish	dar

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 20, cognition
Meaning	reach by calculation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"What do you get when you add up these numbers?"
Entails	calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure	make a mathematical calculation or computation
Similar to	get	acquire as a result of some effort or action
Spanish	obtener
Catalan	fer, obtenir

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 21, possession
Meaning	acquire as a result of some effort or action.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"You cannot get water out of a stone" "Where did she get these news?"
Broader	get, acquire	Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Similar to	catch, get	grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
Similar to	get	reach by calculation

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 22, possession
Meaning	purchase.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"What did you get at the toy store?"
Category	commerce, commercialism, mercantilism	transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
Broader	buy, purchase	Obtain by purchase
Spanish	comprar, llevarse
Nouns	getting	the act of acquiring something

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 23, perception
Meaning	perceive by hearing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"She didn't get his name when they met the first time"
Synonym	catch
Broader	hear	perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
Similar to	catch, take in, overhear	hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
Spanish	escuchar, oír

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 24, perception
Meaning	Suffer from the receipt of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	catch
Broader	hurt, ache, suffer	Feel physical pain
Similar to	catch	Be struck or affected by
Similar to	get, receive	Receive as a retribution or punishment

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 25, perception
Meaning	Receive as a retribution or punishment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	receive
Similar to	catch, get	Suffer from the receipt of
Spanish	cobrar, recibir
Catalan	cobrar, rebre

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 26, motion
Meaning	Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	scram, buzz off, fuck off, bugger off
Broader	leave, go forth, go away	go away from a place
Spanish	esfumarse, irse, largarse, marcharse, retirarse

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 27, motion
Meaning	reach and board.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	catch	reach in time
Similar to	arrive, get, come	reach a destination
Spanish	abordar, coger

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 28, emotion
Meaning	irritate.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s to somebody
Examples	"Her childish behavior really get to me" "His lying really gets me"
Synonym	get under one's skin
Broader	annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil	Cause annoyance in
Similar to	get	Evoke an emotional response
Spanish	exasperar, sacar de quicio

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 29, emotion
Meaning	Evoke an emotional response.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	The bad news will get him
Example	"Brahms's 'Requiem' gets me every time"
Broader	touch, stir	affect emotionally
Similar to	get, get under one's skin	irritate
Spanish	llegar

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 30, creation
Meaning	apprehend and reproduce accurately.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	catch
Broader	reproduce	recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.
Similar to	catch, get	grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
Spanish	captar, capturar, lograr

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 31, creation
Meaning	earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	draw
Category	baseball, baseball game, ball	A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players
Broader	effect, effectuate, set up	produce

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 32, contact
Meaning	Overcome or destroy.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broader	destroy, ruin	Destroy completely

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 33, cognition
Meaning	Be a mystery or bewildering to.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Synonyms	perplex, vex, stick, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
Narrower	elude, escape	Be incomprehensible to
	riddle	Set a difficult problem or riddle
	stump, mix up	Cause to be perplexed or confounded
Broader	confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate	Be confusing / confusing or perplexing to
Spanish	asombrar, confundir, desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, sorprender
Catalan	desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 34, change
Meaning	Take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Model	They get moving
Examples	"Get working as soon as the sun rises!" "Let's get down to work now"
Synonyms	get down, begin, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Narrower	attack	set to work upon
	auspicate	commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
	break in	start in a certain activity, enterprise / enterprise, or role
	come on	Occur or become available
	embark, enter	Set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
	fall	Begin vigorously
	get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling	start to be active
	get to	arrive at the point of
	jump off	set off quickly, usually with success
	plunge, launch	Begin with vigor
	recommence	Begin again
	strike out	Set out on a course of action
Opposite	end, terminate	Bring to an end or halt
Similar to	begin	Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
Spanish	comenzar, empezar, estrenar, iniciar, originar, partir, principiar
Catalan	començar, donar començament, estrenar, iniciar, originar, principiar

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 35, body
Meaning	Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	suffer, sustain, have
Narrower	break down, collapse	Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
	crack up, crack, crock up, break up, collapse	Suffer a nervous breakdown
	cramp	Suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
Broader	experience, receive, have, get	go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
Similar to	have	Suffer from
Spanish	padecer, sufrir
Catalan	sofrir

English > *get*: 37 senses > verb 36, body
Meaning	make children.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	beget, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
Broader	make, create	make or cause to be or to become
Spanish	concebir, engendrar, generar, producir
Catalan	engendrar, generar

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