Du?c, có du?c, ki?m du?c, l?y du?c

to get a living

ki?m s?ng

to get little by it

không du?c l?i l?c gì ? cái dó

to get fame

n?i ti?ng

Nh?n du?c, xin du?c, h?i du?c

to get a telegram

nh?n du?c m?t b?c di?n tín

he couldn't get leave from his father

nó không xin du?c phép c?a b? nó

Tìm ra, tính ra

to get 9 on the average

tính trung bình du?c 9

Mua

to get a new hat

mua m?t cái mu m?i

to get a ticket

mua m?t cái vé

H?c (thu?c lòng)

to get something by heart

h?c thu?c lòng di?u gì

M?c ph?i

to get an illness

m?c b?nh

(thông t?c) an

to get one's breakfast

an sáng

B?t du?c (cá, thú r?ng...); dem v?, thu v? (thóc...)

(thông t?c) hi?u du?c, n?m du?c (ý...)

I don't get you

tôi không hi?u ý anh

to get it right

hi?u m?t cách dúng d?n di?u dó

to get the cue

n?m du?c ng? ý

Dua, mang, chuy?n, dem, di l?y

to get the table through the window

chuy?n cái bàn qua c?a s?

get me a chair

di l?y cho tôi m?t cái gh?, mang cho tôi m?t cái gh?

B?, ch?u

to get a blow

b? m?t dòn

to get a fall

b? ngã

to get one's arm broken

b? gãy tay

to get it

b? tr?ng ph?t, b? m?ng nhi?c

(thông t?c) d?n (ai) vào th? bí, d?n (ai) vào chân tu?ng; làm (ai) b?i r?i lúng túng không bi?t an nói ra sao

ah! I've got you there!

à! th? là tôi làm cho anh b? b?i r?i nhé!

Làm cho, khi?n cho

to get somebody to speak

làm cho ai ph?i nói

he could not get the door open

h?n không làm th? nào m? du?c c?a ra

to get the law observed

làm cho pháp lu?t du?c tôn tr?ng

to get somebody with child

làm cho ai có mang

to get some job done

làm xong m?t vi?c gì

Sai ai, b?o ai, nh? ai (làm gì)

to get one's hair cut

di c?t tóc

(thông t?c) to have got có, ph?i

I've got very little money

Tôi có r?t ít ti?n

it has got to be done

ph?i làm vi?c dó

Sinh, d? (thú v?t; ít khi dùng cho ngu?i)

Tìm h?, mua h?, xoay h?, cung c?p

to get (for) sb a football match ticket

tìm mua (xoay h?) cho ai m?t vé di xem dá bóng

D?n, t?i, d?t d?n

shall we get there in time?

li?u chúng ta có d?n dó k?p gi? không?

to get there

(t? lóng) thành công

Tr? nên, tr? thành, thành ra, di d?n ch?

to get fat

(tr? nên) béo ra

to get old

(tr? nên) già di

to get better

dã d?, dã khá hon (ngu?i ?m)

to get well

dã kh?i (ngu?i ?m)

B?t d?u

to get to work

kh?i công, b?t d?u làm

they got talking

chúng nó b?t d?u nói chuy?n

(t? lóng) cút di, chu?n

to get about

di dây, di dó, di l?i

B?t d?u di l?i du?c (sau khi kh?i b?nh)

Lan truy?n, d?n ra (tin t?c)

to get abroad

lan truy?n, truy?n di (tin d?n)

to get across

di ngang qua, vu?t qua; cho (ai...) di ngang qua

to get one's troops across the river

cho quân d?i qua sông

Gi?i thích rõ ràng, trình bày khúc chi?t

to get across an idea

trình bày ý ki?n m?t cách khúc chi?t

to get ahead

ti?n lên phía tru?c

Ti?n b?, vu?t nh?ng ngu?i khác

he has got ahead of all the other boys in his class

nó ti?n b? vu?t t?t c? các h?c sinh khác trong l?p

to get along

s?ng, làm an, xoay s?

to get along without any help

không có s? giúp d? cung v?n xoay x? du?c

Ti?n b?

how are you getting along with your English?

anh h?c ti?ng Anh ti?n b? ra sao r?i?

(thông t?c) hoà thu?n v?i nhau; an cánh v?i nhau

they get along very well

chúng r?t hoà thu?n v?i nhau

Ch? di, dem di, mang di

to get somebody along to the hospital

mang ai vào nhà thuong

(thông t?c) di di, cút di

get along with you!

cút di! t?m b?y!

to get at

d?t t?i, d?n du?c, t?i, d?n; v?i t?i du?c, l?y du?c, d?n g?n du?c

Ki?m du?c (tài li?u...); tìm ra, khám phá ra (s? th?t...)

Hi?u, n?m du?c (ý...)

I cannot get at his meaning

tôi không hi?u du?c ý h?n

(thông t?c) mua chu?c, h?i l?, dút lót

to get at a witness

mua chu?c ngu?i làm ch?ng

(thông t?c) ch? nh?o, gi?u c?t (ai); công kích, t?n công (ai...)

who are you getting at?

anh dang ch? nh?o ai d?y? anh dang công kích ai d?y?, anh dang c? tr? ai d?y?; anh dang c? l?a ai d?y?

to get away

di, di kh?i, ra di, di xa

get away with you!

cút di!

Thoát kh?i, tránh kh?i, tr?n thoát

(t? M?,nghia M?) xoay x? xong, thoát kh?i bu?c khó khan

C?t cánh bay lên (máy bay); m? máy ch?y di (ô tô)

Nh? ra, gi?t ra

to get back

lùi, lùi l?i; tr? l?i, tr? v?

L?y l?i, tìm l?i du?c, thu l?i, g? l?i

to get back at sb

tr? dua ai

to get behind

(t? M?,nghia M?) ?ng h?, giúp d?

to get by

di qua

please let me get by

làm on cho tôi di qua

to get down

xu?ng, di xu?ng; xu?ng ng?a; dem xu?ng, dua xu?ng

to get down on one's knees

qu? xu?ng

Dánh d?, dánh ngã, dánh g?c; h?, b?n roi (máy bay...)

Nu?t (mi?ng an...)

to get in

vào, di vào, len vào; t?i noi v? (nhà...)

when does the train get in?

khi nào xe l?a t?i?

to get in between two persons

len vào gi?a hai ngu?i

to get in with someone

khéo len lõi du?c lòng ai

Mang v?, thu v?

to get in the crop

thu ho?ch mùa màng

to get money in

thu ti?n v?

Trúng c?, du?c b?u (trong cu?c b?u c?)

D?m trúng, dánh trúng

to get a blow in

d?m trúng m?t thoi

to get into

vào, di vào

(thông t?c) m?c (qu?n áo); di (giày ?ng...)

B?c lên (d?u); làm say ch?nh choáng (ru?u)

whisky gets into head

uýtky b?c lên d?u làm say ch?nh choáng

Lâm vào, m?c vào, nhi?m

to get into debt

m?c n?

to get into a habit

nhi?m m?t thói quen

to get off

ra kh?i, thoát kh?i; s? ra

to get off with a whole skin

thoát kh?i nguy hi?m

Xu?ng (xe, tàu, ng?a...)

Ra di, kh?i hành; bay lên (máy bay)

G? cho (ai) thoát t?i, g? cho (ai) nh? t?i; thoát kh?i khó khan, thoát kh?i du?c s? tr?ng ph?t, du?c tha th?

to get off cheap (easy)

thoát kh?i d? dàng

B?, c?i b?, v?t b?, t?ng di

to get off one's clothes

c?i qu?n áo

G?i di, cho di

to get a parcel off

g?i m?t gói hàng

Làm b?t ra, m? ra, làm l?ng ra

to get the lid off

m? b?t m?t cái n?p ra

Di ng?

Tha (m?t b? cáo...)

Tr?c (tàu d?m) lên

to get off with

làm thân du?c, chim du?c, ve vãn du?c

to get on

lên, trèo lên

to get on a horse

lên ng?a

M?c (qu?n áo...) vào; di (giày dép...) vào; d?i (mu...) vào

Xúc ti?n (m?t công vi?c...)

Ti?n b?, ti?n phát

to get on in life

thành công trong cu?c s?ng

to get on with one's studies

ti?n b? trong h?c t?p

S?ng, làm an, xoay s?

how are you getting on?

d?o này anh làm an th? nào?

we can get on without his help

không có nó giúp d?, chúng tôi v?n xoay s? du?c

Hoà thu?n, an ý

they got on very well

chúng nó s?ng r?t hoà thu?n v?i nhau;

to get on with somebody

an ý v?i nhau

to get on with somebody

an ý v?i ai, s?ng hoà thu?n v?i ai

G?n d?n, x?p x?

to be getting on for forty

x?p x? b?n muoi tu?i

It's getting on for dinner-time

G?n d?n gi? an r?i

to get on to

(t? M?,nghia M?) hi?u du?c

to get out

b?t ra, t?ng ra, du?i ra; nh? ra, kéo ra, l?y ra

to get money out of someone

bòn rút ti?n b?c c?a ai

T?y (v?t b?n...)

Xu?t b?n (m?t cu?n sách...)

D?c, nói ra, phát âm (m?t t?...)

Di ra, ra ngoài

get out

cút di!, ra ngay!, láo!, t?m b?y!

to get out of sight

di m?t hút không nhìn th?y dâu n?a

Xu?ng (tàu, xe...)

Thoát ra, l? ra ngoài (tin t?c, di?u bí m?t...)

Thoát kh?i, d?n d?n b?, d?n d?n m?t

to get out of a difficulty

thoát kh?i khó khan

to get out of a habit

d?n d?n b? thói quen, d?n d?n m?t di thói quen

to get out of shape

tr? thành méo mó, không còn ra hình thù gì

to get out of hand

thoát kh?i s? ki?m soát, không còn ki?m ch? du?c n?a, tr? nên lo?n x? (tình hình); làm d?t (vi?c gì)

to get over

làm xong (vi?c phi?n ph?c)

Vu?t qua, kh?c ph?c, kh?i

to get over difficulties

vu?t qua m?i khó khan, kh?c ph?c m?i khó khan

to get over a distance

vu?t qua m?t quãng du?ng

to get over an illness

kh?i b?nh

to get over a surprise

h?t ng?c nhiên

(t? lóng) dùng muu l?a g?t (ai); ph?nh (ai)

to get over somebody

dùng muu l?a g?t ai

Bác b? (lý l?, ch?ng c?...)

to get round

tán t?nh, l?a ph?nh (ai), dùng muu l?a g?t (ai, làm theo ý mình)

Chu?n, l?n tránh, không thi hành

to get round a question

l?n tránh m?t câu h?i

to get round the law

không thi hành lu?t

Di quanh

(t? M?,nghia M?) d?n noi

(t? M?,nghia M?) kh?i b?nh, bình ph?c

to get through

di qua, chui qua, vu?t qua; làm trôi qua (th?i gian)

Làm tr?n, làm xong; ch?u d?ng d?n cùng

to get through with a book

d?c h?t m?t cu?n sách

to get through with one's work

làm tr?n công vi?c, hoàn thành công vi?c

Dem thông qua; du?c thông qua (d?o lu?t...)

to get to

b?t d?u

to get to work

b?t d?u làm vi?c, b?t tay vào vi?c

D?t d?n, di d?n ch?

they soon got to be friends

ch?ng m?y lúc chúng di d?n ch? thân nhau

to get together

nhóm l?i, h?p l?i, t? h?p

Thu góp, góp nh?t

(t? M?,nghia M?), (thông t?c) th?o lu?n, h?i dàm; d?ng ý nhau, di d?n ch? tho? thu?n

to get under

d?p t?t (dám cháy...)

Dè lên trên

to get one's opponent under

dè lên trên d?ch th?

Di du?i, chui du?i (v?t gì)

to get up

lôi lên, kéo lên, dua lên, mang lên, dem lên

Xây d?ng nên, t? ch?c, s?p d?t (m?t bu?i l?...); bày (muu); chu?n b? (bài gi?ng, bài thi...); b?a (m?t câu chuy?n...)

Trình bày, tô di?m, làm dáng cho (ai, cái gì...); t?o ra (m?t s? c?m d?ng v?...)

Gi?t s?ch; là (qu?n áo)

Tang

to get up speed

tang t?c d?

D?ng d?y, ng? d?y

Leo lên, di lên, bu?c lên

N?i d?y (gió...), dâng lên (nu?c bi?n...)

to get across (over) the footlights

(thông t?c) d?t, du?c khán gi? ti?p nh?n d? dàng (câu nói trong v? k?ch...)

to get away with it

thành công, làm trôi ch?y; thoát du?c s? tr?ng ph?t

to get hold of

Xem hold

to get home

trúng dích, d?t t?i dích

To get it hot

B? ch?i m?ng

to get nowhere

không di t?i dâu, không di t?i k?t qu? gì

to get on like a house on fire

ti?n nhanh lên phía tru?c; lan nhanh

Ti?n b? vu?t m?c

R?t hoà thu?n; r?t h?p ý tâm d?u

to get on one's legs (feet)

di?n thuy?t, nói chuy?n tru?c công chúng

to get on someone's nerves

Xem nerve

to get one's hand in

làm quen v?i (vi?c gì...)

to get one's Indian up

(t? M?,nghia M?), (t? lóng) phát cáu

to get one's own way

làm theo ý mình

to get one's shirt off (one's monkey up, one's rag out, one's Irish up)

phát cáu, n?i gi?n, m?t bình tinh

to get out of bed on the wrong side

Xem bed

to get somebody's back up

Xem back

to get something on the brain

d? cho cái gì làm ám ?nh tâm trí

to get the best of it

Xem best

to get the better of

Xem better

to get the gate

Xem gate

to get the wind of someone

th?ng ai; l?i th? hon ai

to get the wind up

Xem wind

to get under way

lên du?ng, kh?i hành, nh? neo; kh?i công

to get wind (knowledge) of

nghe phong thanh (chuy?n gì)

the news got wind

tin t?c lan di

Con (c?a thú v?t)

biến thành

thu được

trở thành

có được

khai thác

được

nhận được

lấy

Obtain, secure, acquire, come by or into (the) possessionof, procure, pick up; collect; buy, purchase, book, retain,hire, engage, rent, lease; accede to, inherit, fall heir to,succeed to: Where did you get these beautiful prints? You hadbetter get yourself a good lawyer. They got the furniture fromhis mother's estate. 2 receive; be given, come by: He got abicycle from his grandma. I got a job at the carwash.

Earn,receive, realize, make, take, gross, clear, net, pocket, bepaid; win, Colloq take home, pull down: He gets a lot of moneyfor just standing there and answering questions.

Fetch, go(to or and) get, go for or after, pick up; bring (back),retrieve: Please get me a cup of tea.

Catch, contract, have,suffer from, come down with, fall ill or sick with, be afflictedwith, become infected with, acquire: You'll get pneumonia ifyou go out without your coat.

Become, fall: We got ill fromeating too much chocolate.

Become, turn, grow: It got verycold last night. He got rich almost overnight.

Capture,seize, arrest, take, apprehend, grab, pick up, lay hold of, bag,Colloq collar, nab, pinch: Are the police sure that they gotthe right person?

Manage, arrange, come, succeed; contrive,fix it, manoeuvre, manipulate, Colloq wangle: How did you getto be chairman?

Reach, arrive (at), come, go, travel,journey: She got home by taxi.

Catch, take, enter, make,come or go by, travel or journey by: He got the midnight train.12 reach, get in touch with, communicate with, get onto orthrough to, Colloq contact: We finally got him just before heleft for the day.

Receive, pick up, tune in to or on, listento or watch: I cannot get that programme.

Persuade, prevailupon, coax, induce, influence, cajole, wheedle, talk (someone)into, sway, bring (someone) round, make, cause: How did youever get them to let you go?

Put, place, set, fit,manoeuvre, manipulate, wiggle, wriggle: I can't get this knobback on.

Affect, stir, move, touch, arouse, stimulate,excite, have an impact or effect on, make an impression on,impress, leave a mark on, get to, Colloq turn (someone) on:Those old romantic songs really get me.

Get at, irritate,annoy, vex, irk, nettle, pique, provoke, anger, exasperate,bother, perturb, rile, Colloq bug, get (someone's) goat, rub(someone) (up) the wrong way, Sometimes non-standard aggravate:Doesn't it get you to see people going unpunished for theircrimes?

Baffle, confuse, confound, puzzle, perplex,bewilder: You've got me! I don't know where it is!

Understand, appreciate, fathom, see, grasp, apprehend, perceive,follow, comprehend, take in, work out, make head(s) or tail(s)of: You just don't get the joke, do you?

Catch, hear: Ididn't get the name; please repeat it.

Derive, learn, glean,absorb, take in: Did you get anything from yesterday's lecture?22 have, place, put, fix, pinpoint: Eventually, I'll get himwhere I want him!

Get even with, revenge oneself on, takevengeance on, pay (someone) back, settle or even the score with,get back at: I'll get him for betraying me if it's the lastthing I do!

Strike, hit, punch, smack; shoot; hurt, harm,damage, injure; Slang sock, slug: She got him right between theeyes.

Get about or around. a spread, become known, leak(out), circulate, be bruited about or around, be noised abroad,go about or around: He let the news get about that he needed asecretary. b be socially active, socialize, go or get out; runabout or around, gad about: Since his accident, he doesn't getaround much any more.

Get across. get or put over, putacross, get through, communicate, make clear, impart: She istrying to get across to you the fact that she despisestelevision. 27 get ahead. succeed, prosper, be or becomesuccessful, do well, flourish, thrive, make good, progress, rise(up) in the world, Colloq go places: With his contacts, he'sbound to get ahead.

Get along. a be friendly or compatible(with), associate (with), agree (with), be agreeable, get on(with), Colloq hit it off (with): She gets along with mostpeople quite well. Do you think they'll get along? b manage,cope, shift, fare, survive, make both ends meet, keep the wolffrom the door, keep one's head above water, get on, Colloq getby, make out, make do: How are you getting along with your newnovel? c leave, depart, go or move away, get going, get on, goalong, proceed: I have to get along now or I'll miss my train.d progress, proceed, get on, advance, move ahead or along or on:How are you getting on with your new novel? e get on, age, getor become or grow older, advance: They are getting along butyou wouldn't guess that they're eighty.

Get around. a See25, above. b See 46, below.

Get at. a gain access to,access, reach, put or lay one's hands on, get to: I can't getat the lock from here. b intend, mean, suggest, hint (at),insinuate, imply, have in mind or view, contemplate: She justdidn't understand what I was getting at. c get, tease, taunt,criticize, find fault with, carp, nag, pick on, US get to: Sheis really beginning to get at me with her persistent criticism.d get to, influence, intimidate, corrupt, bribe, undermine,subvert, suborn: They tried to get at the judge. e learn, findout, ascertain, determine: The police said they were onlytrying to get at the facts.

Get away. a escape, leave,break out or away, flee, depart, make good one's escape, eludeone's captors, break free, disappear: He will never be able toget away now! b escape, take a holiday or US also vacation, getor take a rest or respite: I must get away for a few days. cstart, get or take off: Black Flash got away from the startinggate at top speed.

Get back. a return, come or go back:I'll try to get back before midnight. b reacquire, recover,regain, retrieve, recoup, repossess: Can you get your moneyback for that hat?

Get back at. See 23, above.

Getbehind. back, support, promote, finance, fund, push, Colloqplug, hype: If you get behind the enterprise, I know it willsucceed.

Get by. See 28 (b), above.

Get down. adismount, alight, descend, come or go down, climb or step down,get off: He got down from his horse and drew his gun. b write(down), note (down), record, make a note of: She wasn't able toget down everything Shaw said. c depress, dispirit, sadden,dishearten, discourage, deject: Don't let a little thing likethat get you down. d swallow, eat: No sooner does he get somefood down than it comes right back up again. 37 get down to.concentrate or focus on, turn attention to, attend to: Let'sget down to business.

Get in. a enter, get into or on oronto, embark, entrain, emplane or enplane, get or go aboard: Wegot in the car and were driven away. You can get in here. benter, arrive, return, come or go in: I got in at eight today.c fit or squeeze in, insert, slip in, include: He got in mycomment. The doctor got me in before anyone else. d arrive,come in, land: My flight got in at dawn.

Get into. a putor put on, don, dress in, get dressed in: Here, get into thisuniform. b go into, discuss, become involved in, pursue, treat,describe, delineate, detail, follow up on, penetrate: Do youreally want me to get into the nasty details? c be into, be orbecome involved in, take up, pursue; enjoy, like, becomeenthusiastic about, Slang get off on, get or become high on: Icould really get into farming. d See 38 (a), above.

Getoff. a alight, disembark, get down from, get out of, dismount,descend (from), climb or step down off or from, deplane,detrain: She got off her bike and came towards me. b leave,depart, go (off), set out or off: I hope to get off tomorrowmorning. c remove, take off, shed, doff: Can you get thoseboots off easily? d cause to be set or go free, be or cause tobe acquitted or liberated or released or set free: A cleverlawyer could have got him off. He got off on a technicality.

Get off on. See 39 (c), above.

Get on. a See 28, above. bSee 38 (a), above. c See 39 (a), above. d grow or become late:It's getting on and they'll be waiting.

Get onto. a See 12,above. b See 38 (a), above. c discover, learn about, becomeaware of, find out about, Colloq Brit twig, US cotton (on) to:If they get onto the missing stores we're in for it.

Get out(of). a leave, depart, go out or away, be off, retire: We gotout as quickly as we could. b escape, extricate oneself; bereleased: She thought she'd never get out alive. c extract,draw, wrest, force, drag or pry out, wring or get from: They'llnever get anything out of me! d gain, profit: Ask yourselfwhat you will get out of the deal. e avoid, evade, sidestep,escape: Gabriela was somehow always able to get out of PEclass. f See 25 (b), above.

Get over. a surmount, cross,climb, pass, traverse: A dog can't get over a fence that high.b recover or recuperate from, survive: Which takes longer,getting over a love affair or the measles? c finish, complete,bring to an end: Let's get this over with as soon as possible.d See 26, above.

Get round or around. a bypass, circumvent,skirt, avoid, evade, elude, outsmart, outwit, outmanoeuvre,outflank, steal a march on, Colloq give (someone) therun-around: Chris is always trying to get round the parkingrestrictions. b cajole, wheedle, flatter, persuade, coax, winover: I didn't want to propose, but she managed to get roundme. c See 25.(b), above.

Get round or around to. get orcome to, reach, arrive at (finally), find time for: He said hewould do the repairs if he got round to it.

Get through. a(help to) succeed or complete: She got me through the ordeal.Without her help, I never could have got through. b reach,contact: The line is engaged and I cannot get through tomother. c finish, conclude: When you get through, please putaway the dishes. d communicate (with): Parents sometimes havetrouble getting through to their children.

Get (to). aarrive at, come to; near, approach: What time did you get tothe office? How did you get home? b See 28.(c), (d), above.

Get together. a gather, accumulate, collect, assemble: Getyour things together and leave at once! b assemble, convene,gather, meet, congregate, socialize: Have you time to gettogether on Friday? c arrive at or reach an agreement orsettlement, come to terms, come to an understanding: I think wecan get together on the question of wages.

Get up. a arise,awaken, wake (up): I get up at dawn. b stand (up): Get up andyou'll be able to reach it. c mount, climb (up), ascend: Canwe get up the next hill? She got up on the table and started todance. d create, devise, organize, arrange, prepare: We got upa cabaret for the after-dinner entertainment. e dress, clothe,apparel, outfit, attire, turn out, deck out, rig out, dress up,fit out or up: She got herself up as a cabaret dancer. fstudy, learn, US get up on: You'd best get up your historybefore the exam.

Get up to. become or be involved in, be upto: If you don't watch her, she'll get up to no good.

V. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and incomb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into the possession of; receive orearn (get a job; got œ200 a week; got first prize).

Tr.fetch, obtain, procure, purchase (get my book for me; got a newcar).

Tr. go to reach or catch (a bus, train, etc.).

Tr.prepare (a meal etc.).

Intr. & tr. reach or cause to reach acertain state or condition; become or cause to become (get rich;get one's feet wet; get to be famous; got them ready; got himinto trouble; cannot get the key into the lock).

Tr. obtainas a result of calculation.

Tr. contract (a disease etc.).

Tr. establish or be in communication with via telephone orradio; receive (a radio signal).

Tr. experience or suffer;have inflicted on one; receive as one's lot or penalty (got fouryears in prison).

A tr. succeed in bringing, placing, etc.(get it round the corner; get it on to the agenda; flattery willget you nowhere). b intr. & tr. succeed or cause to succeed incoming or going (will get you there somehow; got absolutelynowhere).

Tr. (prec. by have) a possess (have not got apenny). b (foll. by to + infin.) be bound or obliged (have gotto see you).

Tr. (foll. by to + infin.) induce; prevail upon(got them to help me).

Tr. colloq. understand (a person oran argument) (have you got that?; I get your point; do you getme?).

Tr. colloq. inflict punishment or retribution on,esp. in retaliation (I'll get you for that).

Tr. colloq. aannoy. b move; affect emotionally. c attract, obsess. damuse.

Tr. (foll. by to + infin.) develop an inclination asspecified (am getting to like it).

Intr. (foll. by verbalnoun) begin (get going).

Tr. (esp. in past or perfect) catchin an argument; corner, puzzle.

Tr. establish (an idea etc.)in one's mind.

Intr. sl. be off; go away.

Tr. archaicbeget.

Tr. archaic learn; acquire (knowledge) by study.

N.

A an act of begetting (of animals). b an offspring (ofanimals).

Sl. a fool or idiot.

Manage towalk, move about, etc. (esp. after illness).

(of news) becirculated, esp. orally. get across 1 manage to communicate (anidea etc.).

(of an idea etc.) be communicated successfully.3 colloq. annoy, irritate. get along (or on) 1 (foll. bytogether, with) live harmoniously, accord.

Be off! nonsense!get at 1 reach; get hold of.

Colloq. imply (what are yougetting at?). get away 1 escape.

(as imper.) colloq.expressing disbelief or scepticism.

(foll. by with) escapeblame or punishment for. get back at colloq. retaliateagainst. get by colloq.

Just manage, even with difficulty.2 be acceptable. get down 1 alight, descend (from a vehicle,ladder, etc.).

Record in writing. get a person down depressor deject him or her. get down to begin working on ordiscussing. get even (often foll. by with) 1 achieve revenge;act in retaliation.

Equalize the score. get his (or hersetc.) sl. be killed. get hold of 1 grasp (physically).

Grasp (intellectually); understand.

Make contact with (aperson).

Acquire. get in 1 enter.

Be elected. get intobecome interested or involved in. get it sl. be punished or introuble. get it into one's head (foll. by that + clause) firmlybelieve or maintain; realize. get off 1 colloq. be acquitted;escape with little or no punishment.

Start.

Alight; alightfrom (a bus etc.).

Go, or cause to go, to sleep.

(foll. bywith, together) Brit. colloq. form an amorous or sexualrelationship, esp. abruptly or quickly. get a person offcolloq. cause a person to be acquitted. get on 1 makeprogress; manage.

Enter (a bus etc.).

= get along 1. geton to colloq.

Make contact with.

Understand; become awareof. get out 1 leave or escape.

Manage to go outdoors.

Alight from a vehicle.

Transpire; become known.

Succeed inuttering, publishing, etc.

Solve or finish (a puzzle etc.).7 Cricket be dismissed. get-out n. a means of avoidingsomething. get a person out 1 help a person to leave or escape.2 Cricket dismiss (a batsman). get out of 1 avoid or escape (aduty etc.).

Abandon (a habit) gradually. get a thing out ofmanage to obtain it from (a person) esp. with difficulty. getoutside (or outside of) sl. eat or drink. get over 1 recoverfrom (an illness, upset, etc.).

Overcome (a difficulty).

Manage to communicate (an idea etc.). get a thing over (or overwith) complete (a tedious task) promptly. get one's own backcolloq. have one's revenge. get-rich-quick adj. designed tomake a lot of money fast. get rid of see RID. get round (USaround) 1 successfully coax or cajole (a person) esp. to securea favour.

Evade (a law etc.). get round to deal with (a tasketc.) in due course. get somewhere make progress; be initiallysuccessful. get there colloq.

Succeed.

Understand what ismeant. get through 1 pass or assist in passing (an examination,an ordeal, etc.).

Finish or use up (esp. resources).

Makecontact by telephone.

(foll. by to) succeed in making (aperson) listen or understand. get a thing through cause it toovercome obstacles, difficulties, etc. get to 1 reach.

= getdown to. get together gather, assemble. get-together n.colloq. a social gathering. get up 1 rise or cause to risefrom sitting etc., or from bed after sleeping or an illness.

Ascend or mount, e.g. on horseback.

(of fire, wind, or thesea) begin to be strong or agitated.

Prepare or organize.

Enhance or refine one's knowledge of (a subject).

Work up (afeeling, e.g. anger).

Produce or stimulate (get up steam; getup speed).

(often refl.) dress or arrange elaborately; makepresentable; arrange the appearance of.

(foll. by to) colloq.indulge or be involved in (always getting up to mischief).get-up n. colloq. a style or arrangement of dress etc., esp.an elaborate one. get-up-and-go colloq. energy, vim,enthusiasm. get the wind up see WIND(1). get with childarchaic make pregnant. have got it bad (or badly) sl. beobsessed or affected emotionally.

Gettable adj. [ME f. ONgeta obtain, beget, guess, corresp. to OE gietan (recorded onlyin compounds), f. Gmc]