what does get mean?
GET as VERB
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- Abraham begot Isaac
- Men often father children but don”t recognize them
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
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- She suffered a fracture in the accident
- He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
- She got a bruise on her leg
- He got his arm broken in the scuffle
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
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- He got AIDS
- She came down with pneumonia
- She took a chill
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
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- He grew a beard
- The patient developed abdominal pains
- I got funny spots all over my body
- Well-developed breasts
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- give certain properties to something
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- get someone mad
- She made us look silly
- He made a fool of himself at the meeting
- Don”t make this into a big deal
- This invention will make you a millionaire
- Make yourself clear
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause to move
- cause to be in a certain position or condition
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- He got his squad on the ball
- This let me in for a big surprise
- He got a girl into trouble
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- enter or assume a certain state or condition
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- He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
- It must be getting more serious
- her face went red with anger
- She went into ecstasy
- Get going!
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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- We began working at dawn
- Who will start?
- Get working as soon as the sun rises!
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
- He began early in the day
- Let’’s get down to work now
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- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
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- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
- His movie received a good review
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of
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- did you catch that allusion?
- We caught something of his theory in the lecture
- don”t catch your meaning
- did you get it?
- She didn”t get the joke
- I just don”t get him
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- be a mystery or bewildering to
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- This beats me!
- Got me–I don”t know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- What do you get when you add up these numbers?
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- cause to do
- cause to act in a specified manner
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- The ads induced me to buy a VCR
- My children finally got me to buy a computer
- My wife made me buy a new sofa
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- move into a desired direction of discourse
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Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- communicate with a place or person
- establish communication with, as if by telephone
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- Bill called this number and he got Mary
- The operator couldn”t get Kobe because of the earthquake
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- take vengeance on or get even
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- We”ll get them!
- That”ll fix him good!
- This time I got him
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
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- We finally got the suspect
- Did you catch the thief?
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
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- the rock caught her in the back of the head
- The blow got him in the back
- The punch caught him in the stomach
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- go or come after and bring or take back
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- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- His look caught her
- She caught his eye
- Catch the attention of the waiter
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The ice storm got my hibiscus
- the cat got the goldfish
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
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Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- apprehend and reproduce accurately
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- She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings
- She got the mood just right in her photographs
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- evoke an emotional response
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- Brahms’’s `Requiem” gets me every time
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Her childish behavior really get to me
- His lying really gets me
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- reach a destination
- arrive by movement or progress
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- She arrived home at 7 o”clock
- She didn”t get to Chicago until after midnight
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- She got the bus just as it was leaving
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- leave immediately
- used usually in the imperative form
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Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- of mental or physical states or experiences
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- get an idea
- experience vertigo
- get nauseous
- undergo a strange sensation
- The chemical undergoes a sudden change
- The fluid undergoes shear
- receive injuries
- have a feeling
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- receive as a retribution or punishment
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- suffer from the receipt of
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- She will catch hell for this behavior!
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- I didn”t catch your name
- She didn”t get his name when they met the first time
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- What did you get at the toy store?
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- They acquired a new pet
- Get your results the next day
- Get permission to take a few days off from work
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- Nicklaus had a 70
- The Brazilian team got 4 goals
- She made 29 points that day
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- acquire as a result of some effort or action
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- You cannot get water out of a stone
- Where did she get these news?
Hypernyms(s) get is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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