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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | receive |
| Verb group | catch |
get::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | experience, have, receive |
| Type of | undergo |
| Has types | take, have, suffer, sustain, horripilate |
get an idea.
get nauseous.
get::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | begin, commence, get down, set about, set out, start, start out |
| Has types | plunge, recommence, come on, embark, enter, break in, strike out, fall, bestir oneself, auspicate, launch, attack, jump off, get cracking, get going, get moving, get weaving, get to, get rolling, get started |
| Verb group | begin |
Let's get down to work now.
get::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | draw |
| Type of | effectuate, effect, set up |
get::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acquire |
| Has types | have, win back, win, accept, turn, acquire, take in, take, benefit, borrow, bring in, buy, call for, capture, catch, share, retrieve, repossess, rent, regain, charter, clear, recuperate, recover, collect, recoup, reclaim, come by, receive, come into, realize, realise, come up, come upon, purchase, pull in, profit, press out, preempt, poll, pick up, earn, engage, enter upon, partake in, express, extract, partake, find, obtain, gain, garner, gather up, make, luck into, line up, lease, isolate, get back, inherit, get hold, hire, glom |
| Verb group | find, obtain, incur, receive |
| Derivation | getting |
get::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | catch |
| Type of | understand |
| Verb group | catch |
did you get it?.
She didn't get the joke.
I just don't get him.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | acquire |
| Verb group | catch |
You cannot get water out of a stone.
Where did she get these news?.
get::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | return |
get::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | intercommunicate, communicate |
The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | catch |
| Verb group | come, arrive |
| Type | Words |
|---|
What do you get when you add up these numbers?.
Examples of gets
gets
Townes gets emotional when he sees stories of veterans dying on the battlefield.
From the dailyherald.com
They automatically come on when it gets dark and stay on until the next morning.
From the dailyherald.com
Waterloo's road to trophy day gets no easier, with a tilt against Triad Tuesday.
From the stltoday.com
If that team gets a tying field goal, the game proceeds on a sudden-death basis.
From the thenewstribune.com
The reason Pelini gets so fired up is that he is SO frustrated with the offense.
From the omaha.com
When it comes to personal protection, the Mexican government gets the last word.
From the washingtontimes.com
He gets caught in the lane so many times and just throws the ball away it crazy.
From the orlandosentinel.com
In return, the borrower gets higher credit ratings, reducing its interest costs.
From the bloomberg.com
Teams still can make trades for the rest of the season, but it gets more tricky.
From the washingtontimes.com
- A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "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"
- Become: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "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!"
- Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
- Receive: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "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"
- Arrive: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
- Bring: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
- Experience: go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
- Pay back: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
