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get

British pronunciation/ɡˈɛt/
American pronunciation/ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/
to get
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

to receive or come to have something

synonyms : acquire
obtain
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1.1

to catch a disease or an illness

synonyms : contract
take
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1.2

to pay money for something to take possession of it

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1.3

to have a certain physical sensation or mental impression

1.4

to receive something as a sentence or punishment

synonyms : receive
1.5

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

2

to achieve, obtain, or experience something

synonyms : have
make
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2.1

to go in order to bring something or someone

synonyms : bring
convey
fetch
antonyms : take away
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2.2

to make contact with a person or place by telephone

2.3

to respond to a ringing phone or a door when someone knocks or rings the doorbell

2.4

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

synonyms : capture
catch
2.5

to be struck or injured with a hit or blow

synonyms : catch
2.6

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

synonyms : fix
pay back
pay off
2.7

to prepare something to eat or drink, especially a meal

2.8

to reach a particular answer or figure after doing a calculation

2.9

used for attracting attention to someone that one believes to be conceited or pretentious

3

to reach a specific place

synonyms : arrive
come
antonyms : leave
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3.1

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

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3.2

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

3.3

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

synonyms : have
let
4

to reach or to make oneself reach a specific condition or state

synonyms : become
go
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4.1

to start or begin doing something

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4.2

to make someone or something reach a specific condition or state

4.3

to convince someone to do something by giving them good reasons to do it

4.4

to have the chance or opportunity to do something

4.5

to mentally grasp something or someone's words or actions

synonyms : catch
4.7

to make someone become extremely emotional

4.8

to be irritating or annoying for someone

4.9

used with a past participle in forming the passive mood

5

used for saying that a particular thing exists or happens

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1

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

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Examples
1The police got wind of the illegal drug deal.
2Get a load of that dress Mag!
3Other football stakeholders also got a share of the cake.
4Three players got their marching orders last week.
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