get
get/ɡet/
verb
- come to have or hold (something); receive."I got the impression that she wasn't happy"synonyms: acquire, obtain, come by, come to have, come into possession of, receive, gain, earn, win, come into, come in for, take possession of, take receipt of, be given, buy, purchase, procure, possess oneself of, secure, gather, collect, pick up, appropriate, amass, build up, hook, net, land, achieve, attain, get one's hands on, get one's mitts on, get hold of, grab, bag, score, swing, nab, collar, cop, be sent, be in receipt of, accept delivery of, retrieve, regain (possession of), win back, recover, take back, recoup, reclaim, repossess, recapture, retake, redeem, find (again), track down, trace, claw back, replevin, replevy
- succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain."I need all the sleep I can get"
- enter or reach a specified state or condition; become."it's getting late"synonyms: become, grow, turn, go, come to be, get to be, wax
- come, go, or make progress eventually or with some difficulty."I got to the airport"synonyms: arrive, reach, come, make it, turn up, appear, put in an appearance, make an appearance, come on the scene, come up, approach, enter, present oneself, be along, come along, materialize, show up, show, roll in, roll up, blow in, show one's face, return, come home, come back, arrive home, arrive back, come again
- see have.
- catch or apprehend (someone)."the police have got him"synonyms: apprehend, catch, arrest, capture, seize, take, take prisoner, take captive, take into custody, detain, put in jail, throw in jail, put behind bars, imprison, incarcerate, collar, grab, nab, nail, run in, bust, pick up, pull in, haul in, do, feel someone's collar, pinch, nick
- understand (an argument or the person making it)."What do you mean? I don't get it"synonyms: hear, recognize, discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, perceive, follow, keep up with, take in, understand, comprehend, grasp, see, fathom, puzzle out, work out, apprehend, get to the bottom of, unravel, decipher, get the drift of, catch onto, latch onto, make head or tail of, figure out, get the picture, get the message, twig, suss out, suss
- acquire (knowledge) by study; learn."knowledge which is gotten at school"
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past tense and past participle of get. Dictionary Entries Near got: go/swim with/against the tide; got go/take the traditional route.
verb · the past tense and past participle of get · have got. to possess. he has got three apples. takes an infinitive used as an auxiliary to express compulsion ...
past simple and past participle of get. Got is also used with "have" or "has" to show that someone has or possesses something.
got · 1. Got is the past tense and sometimes the past participle of get. · 2. See have got sth · 3. See have got to do sth.
Got Definition · Synonyms: · scrammed · merited · gained · won · deserved · earned · rated · gone · grown · beaten · overpowered · vanquished · sickened · taken ...
a word used in place of "have" when "have" would be more appropriate. "Got" referrs to just receiving something, whereas "have" means that you already own it.
verb ; a · to gain possession of. got a new bicycle ; b · to receive as a return : earn. he got a bad reputation for carelessness.
1. the past tense and past participle of get 2. have got a. to possess: he has got three apples. b. (takes an infinitive) used as an auxiliary to express ...
definition: past tense and a past participle of "get." ...
6 days ago · GOT meaning: past of get. Learn more.