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Verb (used with object)
to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire
Verb (used without object)
to succeed in coming, going, arriving at, visiting, etc. (usually fol. by away, in, into, out, etc. )
Verb phrases
get about,
- to move about; be active
- He gets about with difficulty since his illness.
- to become known; spread
- It was supposed to be a secret, but somehow it got about.
- to be socially active
- She's been getting about much more since her family moved to the city. Also, get around.
get across,
- to make or become understandable; communicate
- to get a lesson across to students.
- to be convincing about; impress upon others
- The fire chief got across forcefully the fact that turning in a false alarm is a serious offense.
get ahead of,
- to move forward of, as in traveling
- The taxi got ahead of her after the light changed.
- to surpass; outdo
- He refused to let anyone get ahead of him in business.
get around,
- to circumvent; outwit.
- to ingratiate oneself with (someone) through flattery or cajolery.
- to travel from place to place; circulate
- I don't get around much anymore.
- get about.
get at,
- to reach; touch
- to stretch in order to get at a top shelf.
- to suggest, hint at, or imply; intimate
- What are you getting at?
- to discover; determine
- to get at the root of a problem.
- Informal . to influence by surreptitious or illegal means; bribe
- The gangsters couldn't get at the mayor.
get away,
- to escape; flee
- He tried to get away, but the crowd was too dense.
- to start out; leave
- The racehorses got away from the starting gate.
get by,
- to succeed in going past
- to get by a police barricade.
- to manage to exist, survive, continue in business, etc., in spite of difficulties.
- to evade the notice of
- He doesn't let much get by him.
get down,
- to bring or come down; descend
- The kitten climbed the tree, but then couldn't get down again.
- to concentrate; attend
- to get down to the matter at hand.
- to depress; discourage; fatigue
- Nothing gets me down so much as a rainy day.
- to swallow
- The pill was so large that he couldn't get it down.
- to relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment
- getting down with a bunch of old friends.
get in,
- to go into a place; enter
- He forgot his key and couldn't get in.
- to arrive; come
- They both got in on the same train.
- to become associated with
- He got in with a bad crowd.
- to be chosen or accepted, as for office, membership, etc.
- As secretary of the club, his friend made sure that he got in.
- to become implicated in
- By embezzling money to pay his gambling debts quickly, he was getting in further and further.
get off,
- to escape the consequences of or punishment for one's actions.
- to help (someone) escape punishment
- A good lawyer might get you off.
- to begin a journey; leave
- He got off on the noon flight.
- to leave (a train, plane, etc.); dismount from (a horse); alight.
- to tell (a joke); express (an opinion)
- The comedian got off a couple of good ones.
- Informal . to have the effrontery
- Where does he get off telling me how to behave?
- Slang
- Vulgar to experience orgasm.
- to experience or cause to experience a high from or as if from a drug.
- to cause to feel pleasure, enthusiasm, or excitement
- a new rock group that gets everyone off.
get on or along,
- to make progress; proceed; advance.
- to have sufficient means to manage, survive, or fare.
- to be on good terms; agree
- She simply can't get on with her brothers.
- to advance in age
- He is getting on in years.
get out,
- to leave (often fol. by of )
- Get out of here! We had to get out of the bus at San Antonio.
- to become publicly known
- We mustn't let this story get out.
- to withdraw or retire (often fol. by of )
- He decided to get out of the dry goods business.
- to produce or complete
- Let's get this work out!
Idioms
get back
- to come back; return
- When will you get back?
- to recover; regain
- He got back his investment with interest.
- to be revenged
- She waited for a chance to get back at her accuser.
get going
- to begin; act
- They wanted to get going on the construction of the house.
- to increase one's speed; make haste
- If we don't get going, we'll never arrive in time.
get it
- Informal .
- to be punished or reprimanded
- You'll get it for breaking that vase!
- to understand or grasp something
- This is just between us, get it?
get it on
- Informal . to work or perform with satisfying harmony or energy or develop a strong rapport, as in music
- a rock group really getting it on with the audience.
- Slang
- Vulgar to have sexual intercourse.
get off on
- Slang . to become enthusiastic about or excited by
- After years of indifference, she's getting off on baseball.
get together
- to accumulate; gather
- to get together a portfolio of 20 stocks.
- to congregate; meet
- The alumnae chapter gets together twice a year.
- to come to an accord; agree
- They simply couldn't get together on matters of policy.
get up
- to sit up or stand; arise.
- to rise from bed.
- to ascend or mount.
- to prepare; arrange; organize
- to get up an exhibit.
- to draw upon; marshal; rouse
- to get up one's courage.
- to acquire a knowledge of.
- (to a horse) go! go ahead! go faster!
- to dress, as in a costume or disguise
- She got herself up as an astronaut.
- to produce in a specified style, as a book
- It was got up in brown leather with gold endpapers.
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