get

/get/

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The word "get" is a very versatile verb in English, and it can mean many different things depending on the context. Here’s an easy-to-understand explanation for new English learners:

Basic Definition:

Get (verb): To receive or obtain something; to come to have something or to be in a certain state or condition.

Usage Instructions:

• "Get" can be used in many situations, such as receiving an item, achieving a goal, or moving to a certain place.
• It can also express a change in state, understanding something, or making someone feel a certain way.

Examples:

1. Receiving/Obtaining: "I will get a new bike for my birthday." (I will receive a new bike.)
2. Achieving: "She got an A on her exam." (She achieved an A.)
3. Changing State: "He got tired after running." (He became tired.)
4. Understanding: "Did you get what I said?" (Did you understand what I said?)

Advanced Usage:

• "Get" can also be used in idioms and expressions:
  • Get along: To have a good relationship. Example: "Do you and your brother get along?"
  • Get over: To recover from something. Example: "It took her a long time to get over the flu."
  • Get by: To manage or survive, usually with difficulty. Example: "I can get by with my basic English skills."

Word Variants:

• Getting (noun/gerund): The act of receiving or obtaining. Example: "The getting of good grades is important."
• Got (past tense): The past form of "get." Example: "I got a gift yesterday."

Different Meanings:

• To understand: "I didn’t get the joke." (I didn’t understand the joke.)
• To cause someone to act: "She got him to help her." (She caused him to help her.)

Synonyms:

• Receive: "I received a letter."
• Acquire: "She acquired a new skill."
• Obtain: "He obtained his degree."

Idioms:

• Get a kick out of something: To enjoy something. Example: "I get a kick out of watching funny movies."
• Get in touch: To contact someone. Example: "I will get in touch with you later."

Phrasal Verbs:

• Get up: To rise from bed. Example: "I get up at 7 AM."
• Get along with: To have a friendly relationship with someone. Example: "I get along well with my neighbors."
• Get rid of: To remove or eliminate something. Example: "I need to get rid of old clothes."

Conclusion:

"Get" is a fundamental verb in English with many applications.

Academic

Noun

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

Verb

1. make children
   • Abraham begot Isaac
   • Men often father children but don't recognize them
2. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
   • 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
3. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
   • 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
4. be a mystery or bewildering to
   • This beats me!
   • Got me--I don't know the answer!
   • a vexing problem
   • This question really stuck me
5. overcome or destroy
   • The ice storm got my hibiscus
   • the cat got the goldfish
6. earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
   • He drew a base on balls
7. apprehend and reproduce accurately
   • She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings
   • She got the mood just right in her photographs
8. evoke an emotional response
   • Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time
9. irritate
   • Her childish behavior really get to me
   • His lying really gets me
10. reach and board
    • She got the bus just as it was leaving
11. leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
    • Scram!
12. receive as a retribution or punishment
    • He got 5 years in prison
13. suffer from the receipt of
    • She will catch hell for this behavior!
14. perceive by hearing
    • I didn't catch your name
    • She didn't get his name when they met the first time
15. purchase
    • What did you get at the toy store?
16. acquire as a result of some effort or action
    • You cannot get water out of a stone
    • Where did she get these news?
17. reach by calculation
    • What do you get when you add up these numbers?
18. reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
    • the rock caught her in the back of the head
    • The blow got him in the back
    • The punch caught him in the stomach
19. attract and fix
    • His look caught her
    • She caught his eye
    • Catch the attention of the waiter
20. grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
    • 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
21. move into a desired direction of discourse
    • What are you driving at?
22. give certain properties to something
    • 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
23. communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
    • Bill called this number and he got Mary
    • The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake
24. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
    • He got AIDS
    • She came down with pneumonia
    • She took a chill
25. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
    • He grew a beard
    • The patient developed abdominal pains
    • I got funny spots all over my body
    • Well-developed breasts
26. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
    • We finally got the suspect
    • Did you catch the thief?
27. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
    • 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
28. achieve a point or goal
    • Nicklaus had a 70
    • The Brazilian team got 4 goals
    • She made 29 points that day
29. take vengeance on or get even
    • We'll get them!
    • That'll fix him good!
    • This time I got him
30. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
    • get an idea
    • experience vertigo
    • get nauseous
    • receive injuries
    • have a feeling
31. 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
32. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
    • She arrived home at 7 o'clock
    • She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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!
36. 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

Synonyms

• beget
• engender
• father
• mother
• sire
• generate
• bring forth
• suffer
• sustain
• have
• get down
• begin
• start out
• start
• set about
• set out
• commence
• perplex
• vex
• stick
• puzzle
• mystify
• baffle
• beat
• pose
• bewilder
• draw
• catch
• get under one's skin
• scram
• buzz off
• fuck off
• bugger