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- pronunciation:
- get
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
gets, getting, got, gotten |
| definition 1: |
When you get something, you have something now that you didn't have before. Maybe you bought it, or you found it, or someone gave it to you.
We have to get some things from the grocery store if we're going to make pizza tonight.I got a package in the mail today.What did you get for your birthday?- synonyms:
- acquire, gain, obtain, receive, secure
- similar words:
- harvest, inherit, reach, realize, take, win
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| definition 2: |
When you get something, you go after it and bring it back.
I left my backpack inside the house, so I went back and got it.Jackie trained her dog to get the ball after she throws it.- synonyms:
- fetch, retrieve
- similar words:
- bring, capture, seize, take
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| definition 3: |
When you get a cold, you become sick with a cold.
When Alex and I both got the flu, we were absent from school for the same three days.- synonyms:
- catch
- similar words:
- have, suffer
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| definition 4: |
If you get a window open, you do something to make the window become open. If you get your new game to work, you do something that causes it to work.
I couldn't get the jar open, so my sister opened it for me.My dad finally got the lawn mower to start.- synonyms:
- prompt
- similar words:
- convince, persuade
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| definition 5: |
When you get what the teacher says, you understand what the teacher says.
The person on the telephone spoke very fast and Sam didn't get what he said.I am the only one in my class who gets Shawn's jokes.- synonyms:
- comprehend, follow, grasp, perceive, realize, see, sense, understand
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- absorb, digest, hear
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| definition 6: |
When you get your friend to help you with something, you say or do something that makes them decide to help you.
How did you get Alex to clean up his room?Sometimes it's hard to get our dog to come inside.- synonyms:
- persuade
- similar words:
- coax, convince, influence, prompt
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| definition 7: |
When you get to do something, you have the chance to do it. When you get to do something, you are usually happy about it.
On Friday nights, I get to stay up late because there's no school the next day. |
| definition 8: |
When you get home, you arrive home.
My dad gets home from work at the same time every night.We finally got to my grandma's house after driving all day.- synonyms:
- arrive, come, show up
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| definition 9: |
When you get angry, you become angry.
The class got very excited when the teacher announced that their class trip would be at an amusement park.- synonyms:
- become, grow
- similar words:
- develop, go
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| definition 10: |
Sometimes get means "begin." When you get working on your homework, you begin working.
I told my friends I had to get going because I promised my dad I would be home before dinner.- synonyms:
- begin, start
- similar words:
- proceed
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| related words: |
catch, derive, earn, learn, make, score, understand |
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