English noun: get | |||
1. | get (act) a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent | ||
Broader (hypernym) | return | ||
English verb: get | |||
1. | get (possession) come into the possession of something concrete or abstract | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | The children get the ball | ||
Synonyms | acquire | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accept, acquire, benefit, borrow, bring in, buy, buy, call for, capture, catch, catch, charter, clear, collect, come by, come into, come up, come upon, earn, earn, engage, enter upon, express, extract, find, find, find, find, gain, gain, gain, garner, gather up, get, get back, get hold, glom, have, have, hire, inherit, isolate, lease, line up, luck into, make, obtain, partake, partake in, pick up, pick up, poll, preempt, preempt, press out, profit, pull in, purchase, realise, realize, receive, reclaim, recoup, recover, recover, recuperate, regain, regain, rent, repossess, retrieve, share, take, take, take in, turn, win, win back | ||
Verb group | find, get, incur, obtain, receive | ||
2. | get (change) enter or assume a certain state or condition | ||
Samples | 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!. | ||
Examples | John will get angry | ||
Synonyms | become, go | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break, run, settle, sober, sober, sober up, sober up, take, take effect, work | ||
3. | get (change) cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition | ||
Samples | He got his squad on the ball. This let me in for a big surprise. He got a girl into trouble. | ||
Synonyms | have, let | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | get, make | ||
4. | get (change) receive a specified treatment (abstract) | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | find, incur, obtain, receive | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | take | ||
Verb group | acquire, get | ||
5. | get (motion) reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress | ||
Samples | She arrived home at 7 o'clock. She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight. | ||
Synonyms | arrive, come | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | attain, bring down, come, come in, draw in, drive in, flood in, get in, hit, land, land, land, move in, plump in, pull in, put down, reach, roll up, set ashore, set down, shore | ||
Verb group | get | ||
Antonyms | go forth, leave, go away | ||
6. | get (contact) go or come after and bring or take back | ||
Samples | Get me those books over there, please. Could you bring the wine?. The dog fetched the hat. | ||
Synonyms | bring, convey, fetch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deliver, retrieve, retrieve | ||
Entail | come, come up | ||
Verb group | bring, convey, take | ||
Antonyms | bear away, bear off, carry away, take away, carry off | ||
7. | get (perception) go through (mental or physical states or experiences) | ||
Samples | Get an idea. Experience vertigo. Get nauseous. Receive injuries. Have a feeling. | ||
Synonyms | experience, have, receive | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | undergo | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | get, have, horripilate, suffer, sustain, take | ||
Entail | comprehend, perceive | ||
8. | get (competition) take vengeance on or get even | ||
Samples | We'll get them!. That'll fix him good!. This time I got him. | ||
Synonyms | fix, pay back, pay off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | get back, get even | ||
Verb group | pay | ||
9. | get (possession) achieve a point or goal | ||
Samples | Nicklaus had a 70. The Brazilian team got 4 goals. She made 29 points that day. | ||
Synonyms | have, make | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit, rack up, score, tally | ||
Verb group | make | ||
10. | get (communication) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | They get him to write the letter | ||
Synonyms | cause, have, induce, make, stimulate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bring, compel, decide, encourage, inspire, instigate, lead, let, obligate, oblige, persuade, prompt, solicit, suborn | ||
11. | get (contact) succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase | ||
Samples | We finally got the suspect. Did you catch the thief?. | ||
Synonyms | capture, catch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clutch, prehend, seize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lasso, recapture, retake, rope | ||
12. | get (body) come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) | ||
Samples | He grew a beard. The patient developed abdominal pains. I got funny spots all over my body. Well-developed breasts. | ||
Synonyms | acquire, develop, grow, produce | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cut, feather, fledge, get up, leaf, pod, pupate, regrow, spring, sprout, stock, stool, teethe, tiller, work up | ||
Verb group | acquire, develop, evolve | ||
13. | get (body) be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | ||
Samples | He got AIDS. She came down with pneumonia. She took a chill. | ||
Synonyms | contract, take | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come down, sicken | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | catch | ||
Verb group | catch | ||
14. | get (communication) communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone | ||
Samples | Bill called this number and he got Mary. The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicate, intercommunicate | ||
15. | get (change) give certain properties to something | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | make | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | get, have, leave, let, render | ||
16. | get (communication) move into a desired direction of discourse | ||
Samples | What are you driving at?. | ||
Synonyms | aim, drive | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intend, mean | ||
17. | get (cognition) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | catch | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | understand | ||
Verb group | catch, get, get | ||
18. | get (contact) attract and fix | ||
Samples | His look caught her. She caught his eye. Catch the attention of the waiter. | ||
Synonyms | arrest, catch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in | ||
19. | get (contact) reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot | ||
Samples | The rock caught her in the back of the head. The blow got him in the back. The punch caught him in the stomach. | ||
Synonyms | catch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
20. | get (cognition) reach by calculation | ||
Samples | What do you get when you add up these numbers?. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Entail | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | ||
Verb group | get | ||
21. | get (possession) acquire as a result of some effort or action | ||
Samples | You cannot get water out of a stone. Where did she get these news?. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
Verb group | catch, get, get | ||
22. | get (possession) purchase | ||
Samples | What did you get at the toy store?. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | buy, purchase | ||
Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
23. | get (perception) perceive by hearing | ||
Samples | I didn't catch your name. She didn't get his name when they met the first time. | ||
Synonyms | catch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hear | ||
Verb group | catch, overhear, take in | ||
24. | get (perception) suffer from the receipt of | ||
Samples | She will catch hell for this behavior!. | ||
Synonyms | catch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ache, hurt, suffer | ||
Verb group | catch, get, receive | ||
25. | get (perception) receive as a retribution or punishment | ||
Samples | He got 5 years in prison. | ||
Synonyms | receive | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Verb group | catch, get | ||
26. | get (motion) leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form | ||
Samples | Scram!. | ||
Synonyms | bugger off, buzz off, fuck off, scram | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go away, go forth, leave | ||
27. | get (motion) reach and board | ||
Samples | She got the bus just as it was leaving. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | catch | ||
Verb group | arrive, come, get | ||
28. | get (emotion) irritate | ||
Samples | Her childish behavior really get to me. His lying really gets me. | ||
Synonyms | get under one's skin | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex | ||
Verb group | get | ||
29. | get (emotion) evoke an emotional response | ||
Samples | Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time. | ||
Examples | The bad news will get him | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stir, touch | ||
Verb group | get, get under one's skin | ||
30. | get (creation) apprehend and reproduce accurately | ||
Samples | She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings. She got the mood just right in her photographs. | ||
Synonyms | catch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reproduce | ||
Verb group | catch, get | ||
31. | get (creation) earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher | ||
Samples | He drew a base on balls. | ||
Synonyms | draw | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | effect, effectuate, set up | ||
Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
32. | get (contact) overcome or destroy | ||
Samples | The ice storm got my hibiscus. The cat got the goldfish. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | destroy, ruin | ||
33. | get (cognition) be a mystery or bewildering to | ||
Samples | This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. A vexing problem. This question really stuck me. | ||
Synonyms | amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | elude, escape, mix up, riddle, stump | ||
34. | get (change) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | They get moving | ||
Synonyms | begin, commence, get down, set about, set out, start, start out | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | attack, auspicate, bestir oneself, break in, come on, embark, enter, fall, get cracking, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get to, get weaving, jump off, launch, plunge, recommence, strike out | ||
Verb group | begin | ||
Antonyms | terminate, end | ||
35. | get (body) undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | have, suffer, sustain | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | experience, get, have, receive | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break down, break up, collapse, collapse, crack, crack up, cramp, crock up | ||
Verb group | have | ||
36. | get (body) make children | ||
Samples | Abraham begot Isaac. Men often father children but don't recognize them. | ||
Synonyms | beget, bring forth, engender, father, generate, mother, sire | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||