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Word: Get
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: from Old Norse geta ‘obtain, beget, guess’; related to Old English gietan (in begietan ‘beget’, forgietan ‘forget’), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin praeda ‘booty, prey’, praehendere ‘get hold of, seize’, and Greek khandanein ‘hold, contain, be able’
ɡɛt
come to have (something); receive
Short Definition:come to have or hold
Examples:- I got a letter from him the other day
- what kind of reception did you get?
succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain
Short Definition:obtain or achieve
Examples:- I need all the sleep I can get
- he got a teaching job in California
reach or cause to reach a specified state or condition
Short Definition:reach or cause to reach specified state or condition
Examples:- he'd got thinner
- it's getting late
- you'll get used to it
- I need to get my hair cut
come, go, or make progress eventually or with some difficulty
Short Definition:come, go, or make progress
Examples:- Nigel got home very late
- he hadn't got very far with the book yet
have got
catch or apprehend (someone)
Short Definition:catch or apprehend
Examples:- the police have got him
understand (an argument or the person making it)
Short Definition:understand
Examples:- What do you mean? I don't get it
acquire (knowledge) by study; learn
Short Definition:learn
Examples:- that knowledge which is gotten at school
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