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Définition et signification de « get » en anglais

to get

VERBE

obtenir, recevoir, prendre

to receive or come to have something

Transitive: to get sth

informations grammaticales

composition morphologique

simple

verbe d’action

irrégulier

présent

get

3e personne du singulier

gets

participe présent

getting

passé simple

got

participe passé

gotten

Exemples

He got an unexpected bonus at work.

Il a obtenu une prime inattendue au travail.

1.1

attraper, avoir

to catch a disease or an illness

Transitive: to get a disease

Exemples

She got the flu after being exposed to the virus at work.

Elle a attrapé la grippe après avoir été exposée au virus au travail.

1.2

se sentir, avoir l'impression que

to start to have an idea, impression, or feeling

Transitive: to get an idea or feeling

Exemples

When they announced the surprise, I got an overwhelming feeling of joy.

Quand ils ont annoncé la surprise, j'ai ressenti une sensation de joie écrasante.

1.3

être condamné à

to receive something as a sentence or punishment

Transitive: to get a sentence

Exemples

After the trial, the defendant got a severe sentence for the crime.

Après le procès, l'accusé a reçu une peine sévère pour le crime.

1.4

recevoir, capter

to have access to the Internet, a phone, radio, or TV network, or specific broadcast

Transitive: to get forms of telecommunication

Exemples

Can you get Wi-Fi in this area? I need to check my emails.

Pouvez-vous avoir accès au Wi-Fi dans cette zone ? Je dois vérifier mes e-mails.

devenir

to experience a specific condition, state, or action

become

grow

turn

Linking Verb: to get [adj]

Exemples

She got ready for the interview by researching the company.

Elle s'est préparée pour l'entretien en recherchant des informations sur l'entreprise.

2.1

faire

to make someone or something experience a specific condition, state, or action

Complex Transitive: to get sb/sth [adj]

Exemples

She's working hard to get her team motivated for the upcoming project.

Elle travaille dur pour obtenir que son équipe soit motivée pour le projet à venir.

2.2

commencer à faire

to begin doing something

Transitive: to get doing sth

Exemples

I got studying for the exam late into the night.

Je me suis mis à étudier pour l'examen tard dans la nuit.

2.3

comprendre, saisir, piger

to mentally grasp something or someone's words or actions

Transitive: to get words or concepts

Exemples

I read the instructions, but I still don't get how to assemble this furniture.

J'ai lu les instructions, mais je ne comprends toujours pas comment assembler ce meuble.

2.4

poser une colle

to make someone feel confused or uncertain

Transitive: to get sb

Exemples

The riddle was so complex that it got everyone in the room.

L'énigme était si complexe qu'elle a rendu tout le monde dans la pièce perplexe.

2.5

émouvoir

to make someone become extremely emotional

Transitive: to get sb

Exemples

The touching tribute at the ceremony really got her, and she couldn't hold back tears.

L'hommage touchant lors de la cérémonie l'a vraiment émue, et elle n'a pas pu retenir ses larmes.

2.6

persuader, convaincre

to force or convince someone to do something

Ditransitive: to get sb to do sth

Exemples

I managed to get my friend to join me for the weekend getaway.

J'ai réussi à convaincre mon ami de me rejoindre pour le week-end.

2.7

déranger, agacer

to be irritating or annoying for someone

Transitive: to get sb

Exemples

It gets me when I have to repeat the same instructions over and over.

Ça m'énerve quand je dois répéter les mêmes instructions encore et encore.

2.8

pouvoir

to have the opportunity to do something

Transitive: to get to do sth

Exemples

I got to attend the exclusive concert with VIP access.

J'ai eu la chance d'assister au concert exclusif avec accès VIP.

prendre, obtenir

to obtain something through chance, effort, or other means

Transitive: to get sth

Exemples

Despite her qualifications, she hasn't been able to get a job in her field.

Malgré ses qualifications, elle n'a pas pu obtenir un emploi dans son domaine.

3.1

obtenir

to reach a particular answer or figure after doing a calculation

Transitive: to get an answer or figure

Exemples

After a few minutes of calculating, she managed to get the correct solution to the math problem

Après quelques minutes de calcul, elle a réussi à obtenir la bonne solution au problème de mathématiques.

3.2

contacter, joindre

to make contact with a person, thing, or place by telephone

Transitive: to get sb/sth

Exemples

I wanted to speak to the professor, but I got the department assistant instead.

Je voulais parler au professeur, mais j'ai eu l'assistant du département à la place.

3.3

avoir, revaloir

to avenge something, especially by attacking, hurting, or killing

Dialect

American

Transitive: to get sb

Exemples

She got her boss by setting him up to take the blame for a failed project.

Elle a eu son patron en le faisant porter le chapeau pour un projet raté.

3.4

aller chercher

to go to a place and bring someone or something back from that location

Transitive: to get sth

Exemples

Could you get my jacket from the bedroom, please?

Pourrais-tu aller chercher ma veste dans la chambre, s'il te plaît ?

3.5

attraper, avoir, coincer

to succeed in capturing someone, especially to punish or hurt them

Transitive: to get sb

Exemples

In the scuffle, the security guards managed to get the intruder by the arm and escorted him out.

Dans la mêlée, les gardes de sécurité ont réussi à attraper l'intrus par le bras et l'ont escorté dehors.

3.6

atteindre

to strike or injure someone

Transitive: to get sb

Exemples

During the fight, he managed to get his opponent with a powerful punch.

Pendant le combat, il a réussi à frapper son adversaire avec un coup puissant.

3.7

prendre, acheter

to obtain something by paying an amount of money for it

Transitive: to get sth

Ditransitive: to get sb sth

Exemples

She got a beautiful painting at the art auction.

Elle a obtenu une belle peinture à la vente aux enchères d'art.

3.8

préparer

to prepare something to eat or drink, especially a meal

Dialect

British

Transitive: to get food or a meal

Exemples

I'll get breakfast ready while you set the table.

Je vais préparer le petit-déjeuner pendant que tu mets la table.

3.9

répondre

to respond to a doorbell or telephone by answering it

Transitive: to get the phone or door

Exemples

I heard the phone ringing and rushed to get it before it went to voicemail.

J'ai entendu le téléphone sonner et me suis précipité pour répondre avant qu'il ne passe sur la messagerie vocale.

3.10

voir

used to draw attention to someone or something considered foolish, surprising, or amusing

Transitive: to get sb/sth

Exemples

He walked into the room wearing—get this—a bright pink suit!

Il est entré dans la pièce en portant—tiens-toi bien—un costume rose vif !

arriver

to reach a specific place

arrive

come

reach

Intransitive: to get somewhere

Exemples

We'll need to get to the airport early to catch our flight.

Nous devrons arriver à l'aéroport tôt pour attraper notre vol.

4.1

amener, enlever

to cause someone or something to move in a specific direction or into a specific position or place

Transitive: to get sth somewhere

Exemples

I couldn't get the cork out of the bottle.

Je n'ai pas pu faire sortir le bouchon de la bouteille.

4.2

aller, venir, monter, descendre

to move in a specific direction or into a specific position or place

Intransitive: to get somewhere

Exemples

I'm getting off at the next bus stop.

Je descends au prochain arrêt de bus.

4.3

prendre

to use a taxi, bus, train, plane, etc. for transportation

Transitive: to get a means of transportation

Exemples

We need to get a taxi to the airport for our early morning flight.

Nous devons prendre un taxi pour l'aéroport pour notre vol tôt le matin.

y avoir

used for saying that a particular thing exists or happens

Transitive: to get sth

Exemples

In the desert, you get extreme temperatures during the day and cold nights.

Dans le désert, vous obtenez des températures extrêmes pendant la journée et des nuits froides.

partir, dégager

to depart immediately

Intransitive

Exemples

After the argument, I told him to get and never come back.

Après la dispute, je lui ai dit de dégager et de ne jamais revenir.

provoquer, susciter

to provoke a specific response or reaction

Transitive: to get a response or reaction

Exemples

The thrilling plot twist in the movie always gets a gasp from the audience.

Le rebondissement palpitant du film provoque toujours un soupir de stupéfaction chez le public.

obtenir, recevoir

to receive or achieve a specific mark or grade in an exam

Transitive: to get a mark or grade

Exemples

She got an 'A+' in the physics final exam.

Elle a obtenu un 'A+' à l'examen final de physique.

obtenir, recevoir

to receive money through selling something

Transitive: to get a sum of money | to get a sum of money for a sold item

Exemples

You should get a decent amount for your antique furniture at the auction.

Vous devriez obtenir une somme décente pour vos meubles anciens aux enchères.

arriver, parvenir

to reach a specific stage or point

Intransitive: to get somewhere

Exemples

I've got as far as the third chapter in the novel

Je suis arrivé jusqu'au troisième chapitre du roman.

faire, obtenir

to cause something to perform a specific action

Ditransitive: to get sth to do sth

Exemples

She couldn't get the computer to recognize the new printer.

Elle n'a pas pu faire reconnaître le nouvel imprimante par l'ordinateur.

payer, régler

to cover the cost of something for someone else

Transitive: to get the cost of something

Exemples

Don't reach for your wallet; I'll get the cab fare.

Ne cherchez pas votre portefeuille ; je vais prendre en charge le prix de la course.

comprendre, saisir

to understand something by hearing it

Transitive: to get spoken words

Exemples

I couldn't get what she said over the phone; the connection was poor.

Je n'ai pas pu comprendre ce qu'elle a dit au téléphone ; la connexion était mauvaise.

recevoir, toucher

to receive payment for one's work or services

Transitive: to get payment | to get payment for sth

Exemples

She gets a monthly salary of $3,000 for her administrative job.

Elle reçoit un salaire mensuel de 3 000 $ pour son travail administratif.

avoir, duper

to trick or deceive someone, often in a playful or lighthearted way

Transitive: to get sb

Exemples

He got his friend by pretending to be someone else on the phone.

Il a eu son ami en prétendant être quelqu'un d'autre au téléphone.

arrêter, intercepter

(in baseball) to stop a player from advancing or scoring by catching the ball or tagging them

Transitive: to get a player

Exemples

The first baseman stretched to make the catch and get the batter.

Le joueur de premier but s'est étiré pour faire la capture et arrêter le frappeur.

obtenir, remporter

to win a prize in a competition

Transitive: to get a prize

Exemples

He got a gold medal in the swimming competition.

Il a obtenu une médaille d'or dans la compétition de natation.

livrer, transporter

to deliver or transport something or someone to a specific person or place.

Transitive: to get sth somewhere

Exemples

I need to get the documents to the office before the deadline.

Je dois apporter les documents au bureau avant la date limite.

avoir, emporter

(of an illness or injury) to result in someone's death

Transitive: to get sb

Exemples

The severe infection eventually got him, despite all efforts to treat it.

L'infection sévère a fini par avoir raison de lui, malgré tous les efforts pour la traiter.

obtenir, fournir

to deliver a particular level of performance or quality

Transitive: to get a level of performance

Exemples

The latest smartphone gets impressive battery life, lasting up to two days.

Le dernier smartphone offre une autonomie impressionnante, pouvant durer jusqu'à deux jours.

comprendre, saisir

to become aware of someone or something

Transitive: to get sth

Exemples

Did you get the subtle hint she dropped during the conversation?

Avez-vous saisi l'allusion subtile qu'elle a laissée pendant la conversation ?

apprendre, mémoriser

to commit to memory

Transitive: to get sth

Exemples

I need to get the lines for the play before tomorrow's rehearsal.

Je dois apprendre les lignes pour la pièce avant la répétition de demain.

attraper, contracter

to suffer from an illness, injury, or pain

Transitive: to get an illness or injury

Exemples

I got a stomachache from eating too much junk food.

J'ai eu mal au ventre à force de manger trop de malbouffe.

Get

NOM

récupération, sauvetage

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

informations grammaticales

statut d’animéité

abstrait

composition morphologique

composé

dénombrable

forme plurielle

gets

Arbre Lexical

getting

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Mots Proches

Définition et signification de « get » en anglais

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