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English to English noun 1. a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent  source: wordnet30
2. Jet, the mineral. source: webster1913
3. Fashion; manner; custom. source: webster1913
4. Offspring; progeny; as, the get of a stallion. source: webster1913
verb 5. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 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 source: wordnet30
6. enter or assume a certain state or condition 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! source: wordnet30
7. cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition He got his squad on the ball|This let me in for a big surprise|He got a girl into trouble source: wordnet30
8. receive a specified treatment (abstract) 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 source: wordnet30
9. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress She arrived home at 7 o'clock|She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight source: wordnet30
10. go or come after and bring or take back Get me those books over there, please|Could you bring the wine?|The dog fetched the hat source: wordnet30
11. go through (mental or physical states or experiences) get an idea|experience vertigo|get nauseous|receive injuries|have a feeling source: wordnet30
12. take vengeance on or get even We'll get them!|That'll fix him good!|This time I got him source: wordnet30
13. achieve a point or goal Nicklaus had a 70|The Brazilian team got 4 goals|She made 29 points that day source: wordnet30
14. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner 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 source: wordnet30
15. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase We finally got the suspect|Did you catch the thief? source: wordnet30
16. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) He grew a beard|The patient developed abdominal pains|I got funny spots all over my body|Well-developed breasts source: wordnet30
17. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness He got AIDS|She came down with pneumonia|She took a chill source: wordnet30
18. communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone Bill called this number and he got Mary|The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake source: wordnet30
19. give certain properties to something 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 source: wordnet30
20. move into a desired direction of discourse What are you driving at? source: wordnet30
21. grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of 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 source: wordnet30
22. attract and fix His look caught her|She caught his eye|Catch the attention of the waiter source: wordnet30
23. reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot the rock caught her in the back of the head|The blow got him in the back|The punch caught him in the stomach source: wordnet30
24. reach by calculation What do you get when you add up these numbers? source: wordnet30
25. acquire as a result of some effort or action You cannot get water out of a stone|Where did she get these news? source: wordnet30
26. purchase What did you get at the toy store? source: wordnet30
27. perceive by hearing I didn't catch your name|She didn't get his name when they met the first time source: wordnet30
28. suffer from the receipt of She will catch hell for this behavior! source: wordnet30
29. receive as a retribution or punishment He got 5 years in prison source: wordnet30
30. leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form Scram! source: wordnet30
31. reach and board She got the bus just as it was leaving source: wordnet30
32. irritate Her childish behavior really get to me|His lying really gets me source: wordnet30
33. evoke an emotional response Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time source: wordnet30
34. apprehend and reproduce accurately She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings|She got the mood just right in her photographs source: wordnet30
35. earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher He drew a base on balls source: wordnet30
36. overcome or destroy The ice storm got my hibiscus|the cat got the goldfish source: wordnet30
37. be a mystery or bewildering to This beats me!|Got me--I don't know the answer!|a vexing problem|This question really stuck me source: wordnet30
38. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action 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 source: wordnet30
39. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) 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 source: wordnet30
40. make children Abraham begot Isaac|Men often father children but don't recognize them source: wordnet30
41. To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and economy; to get land by purchase, etc. source: webster1913
42. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. source: webster1913
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