vverb.motionreach a goalSynset:make progress to reach
Examples:- make the first team
- We made it!
- She may not make the grade
Derivationally Related Form:reaching
Hypernyms:accomplish achieve attain reach
Inherited Hypernyms:reachachievesucceed
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changearrive at the point ofExamples:- She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long
Hypernyms:begin commence get get down set about set out start start out
Inherited Hypernyms:get toget down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s INFINITIVE
vverb.emotioncause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritationsSynset:annoy bother chafe devil get at gravel irritate nark nettle rag rile vex
Examples:- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
Derivationally Related Form:irritationbotherationirritantvexervexationdevilryannoyerdeviltrydevilmentannoyancebother
Hypernyms:displease
Inherited Hypernyms:annoydisplease
Direct Hyponyms:antagoniseantagonizebesetchevvychevychivvychivyeat intofretgetget under one's skingrateharassharryhasslemolestpeeveplagueprovokerankleruffle
Full Troponyms:antagonizeeat intofretgethamstringharasshazemaddenneedlepeevepersecutepurgeruffleteasetorment
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: devil, irritate, gravel, nark, rile, rag, annoy, nettle, get to, vex) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: irritate, vex, annoy)