verb trans
to receive or gain possession of (something)
to seek out and fetch or provide (something)
Get me a pencil
to obtain (permission, approval, etc) by concession or entreaty
to seize or capture (something or somebody)
to receive (something unpleasant) as a return; to earn
She got a reputation for carelessness
He got the sack
to become affected by (an illness or other unwelcome condition)
to suffer a specified injury to (a part of the body)
He got his fingers burned
to cause (something), e.g.:
to cause (somebody or something) to come, go, or move
Get him out of the house
to bring (something) into a specified condition by direct action
I must get my shoes mended
to prevail on or induce (somebody)
Get your Dad to pick you up
to catch (e.g. a train)
to make (e.g. a meal) ready; to prepare (something)
informal to punish or harm (somebody)
informal to hit (somebody)
informal to puzzle (somebody)
You've got me there!
to hear (something)
I didn't quite get that
to establish communication with (somebody)
informal to irritate (somebody)
informal to understand (somebody or something)
Don't get me wrong
informal used as an exclamation of scorn: to look at (somebody)
Get you in your mother's high heels!
archaic to beget (a child)
to reach or enter into the specified condition or activity; to become
get lost
get drunk
You're getting a big girl now
used as a verbal auxiliary instead of be to form the passive
They didn't want to take the slightest risk of getting trapped inside
to reach or arrive
Where's my pen got to?
to succeed in coming or going
At last we're getting somewhere
I finally got to sleep after midnight
to contrive by effort, good fortune, or permission
She never gets to drive the car
informal to leave immediately
to reach (something) or gain access to it
to bribe or corrupt (somebody)
Brit, informal to criticize or tease (somebody)
informal to mean or imply (something)
What's he getting at?
informal to make a start; to get going
to be scolded or punished
informal to become organized
informal to achieve peace of mind
informal to be killed
informal to revenge oneself
archaic to make a woman pregnant
to reach the end of (an ordeal or difficulty)
chiefly Brit to use up or consume (a supply, etc)
to influence or have an effect on (somebody)
informal to annoy or anger (somebody)
to have or possess
to be obliged to or find it necessary to do something