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Get 1. Verb Gets, Getting Past Got Past Participle Got, Gotten

The document defines the verb "get" and its many meanings and uses in the English language. It provides over 10 definitions of get as a main verb, including to receive, experience, attain, induce, move or travel to a place, understand, and acquire knowledge. It also lists get as an auxiliary verb and lists several phrasal verbs using get. The summary concludes by noting get is one of the most commonly used verbs in English but can seem informal depending on the context.

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Get 1. Verb Gets, Getting Past Got Past Participle Got, Gotten

The document defines the verb "get" and its many meanings and uses in the English language. It provides over 10 definitions of get as a main verb, including to receive, experience, attain, induce, move or travel to a place, understand, and acquire knowledge. It also lists get as an auxiliary verb and lists several phrasal verbs using get. The summary concludes by noting get is one of the most commonly used verbs in English but can seem informal depending on the context.

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get

1. verb gets, getting; past got; past participle got, gotten

1) [with obj.] come to have (something); receive I got a letter from him the other day what kind of
reception did you get? ■ experience, suffer, or be afflicted with (something bad) I got a sudden
pain in my left eye ■ receive as a punishment or penalty I'll get the sack if things go wrong ■
contract (a disease or ailment) I might be getting the flu

2) [with obj.] succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain I need all the sleep I can get
he got a teaching job in California ■ move in order to pick up or bring (something); fetch get
another chair [with two objs] I'll get you a drink ■ prepare (a meal) Celia went to the kitchen to
start getting their dinner ■ [with obj. and adverbial] tend to meet with or find in a specified place
or situation for someone used to the tiny creatures we get in England it was something of a
shock ■ travel by or catch (a bus, train, or other form of transport) I got a taxi across to Baker
Street ■ obtain (a figure or answer) as a result of calculation ■ make contact with, especially by
telephone you can get me at home if you need me ■ respond to a ring of (a telephone or
doorbell) I'll get the door! ■ [in imperative] used to draw attention to someone whom one regards
as pretentious or vain get her!

3) reach or cause to reach a specified state or condition [no obj., with complement] he'd got thinner
it's getting late [with past participle] you'll get used to it [with obj. and complement] I need to get
my hair cut ■ [as auxiliary verb] used with past participle to form the passive mood the cat got
drowned ■ [with obj. and past participle] cause to be treated in a specified way get the form
signed by a doctor ■ [with obj. and infinitive] induce or prevail upon (someone) to do something
they got her to sign the consent form ■ [no obj., with infinitive] have the opportunity to do he got
to try out a few of these nice new cars ■ [no obj., with present participle or infinitive] begin to be
or do something, especially gradually or by chance we got talking one evening

4) [no obj., with adverbial of direction] come, go, or make progress eventually or with some
difficulty Nigel got home very late he hadn't got very far with the book yet ■ [no obj., with
adverbial] move or come into a specified position, situation, or state she got into the car Henry
got to his feet you don't want to get into debt ■ [with obj. and adverbial] succeed in making
(someone or something) come, go, or move somewhere she had to get them away from the
rocks let's get you home ■ [no obj., with clause] reach a specified point or stage it's getting so I
can't even think

5) (have got) see have

6) [with obj.] catch or apprehend (someone) the police have got him ■ strike or wound (someone)
with a blow or missile you got me in the eye! ■ punish, injure, or kill (someone), especially as
retribution I'll get you for this! ■ (get it) be punished, injured, or killed wait until dad comes home,
then you'll get it! ■ (get mine, his, etc.) be appropriately punished or rewarded I'll get mine, you'll
get yours, we'll all get wealthy ■ annoy (someone) greatly cleaning the same things all the time,
that's what gets me ■ baffle (someone) she had got me there: I could not answer

7) [with obj.] understand (an argument or the person making it) What do you mean? I don't get it
8) [with obj.] acquire (knowledge) by study; learn that knowledge which is gotten at school

2. noun

1) an animal's offspring

2) a person whom the speaker dislikes or despises • - as all get out - get in there - get it on - get it
up - get one's own back - get over oneself - get-rich-quick - getting on for - get-up-and-go - get
someone with child

Phrasal Verbs: - get something across - get ahead - get along - get around - get at - get away -
get away with - get back at - get back to - get by - get down - get someone down - get something
down - get down to - get in - get in on - get in with - get off - get off on - get on - get on to - get out -
get something out - get out of - get something out of - get over - get something over - get round -
get round to - get through - get to - get together - get up - get someone up - get something up - get
up to [get it on

Derivatives: gettable adjective

Origin: Middle English: from Old Norse geta 'obtain, beget, guess'; related to Old English gietan (in
begietan "beget", forgietan "forget"), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin praeda 'booty,
prey', praehendere 'get hold of, seize', and Greek khandanein 'hold, contain, be able' ••

Usage: The verb get is in the top five of the most common verbs in the English language.
Nevertheless, there is still a feeling that almost any use containing get is somewhat informal. No
general informal label has been applied to this dictionary entry, but in formal writing it is worth
bearing this reservation in mind

Oxford Dictionary of English, 3rd Edition © Oxford University Press 2010 (in ABBYY Lingvo x5)

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