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get Verb

— To start to have; to take. When one person gives something, the other person gets the thing. The woman goes to the store and gets a new dress. — Become. The problem got worse. — You use get to make the passive voice, especially when the thing that happened is bad. He got hit by a car.

get

— verb (= acquire) 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 — verb (= become, go) 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! — verb (= let) 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 — verb (= receive, find) 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 — verb (= arrive) reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress She arrived home at 7 o'clock She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight — verb (= bring, fetch) 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 — verb (= experience, receive, have) go through (mental or physical states or experiences) get an idea experience vertigo get nauseous receive injuries have a feeling — verb (= fix) take vengeance on or get even We'll get them! That'll fix him good! This time I got him — verb (= have, make) achieve a point or goal Nicklaus had a 70 The Brazilian team got 4 goals She made 29 points that day — verb (= induce, cause, make) 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 — verb (= catch) succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase We finally got the suspect Did you catch the thief? — verb (= take) be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness He got AIDS She came down with pneumonia She took a chill — verb (= grow, develop) 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 — verb 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 — verb (= make) 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 — verb (= drive) move into a desired direction of discourse What are you driving at? — verb (= catch) 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 — verb reach by calculation What do you get when you add up these numbers? — verb (= catch) 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 — verb (= catch) attract and fix His look caught her She caught his eye Catch the attention of the waiter — verb acquire as a result of some effort or action You cannot get water out of a stone Where did she get these news? — verb (= receive) receive as a retribution or punishment He got 5 years in prison — verb purchase What did you get at the toy store? — verb reach and board She got the bus just as it was leaving — verb overcome or destroy The ice storm got my hibiscus the cat got the goldfish — verb evoke an emotional response Brahms's 'Requiem' gets me every time — verb irritate Her childish behavior really get to me His lying really gets me — noun a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent — verb (= beget, father) make children Abraham begot Isaac Men often father children but don't recognize them — verb (= catch) apprehend and reproduce accurately She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings She got the mood just right in her photographs — verb (= draw) earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher He drew a base on balls — verb (= catch) perceive by hearing I didn't catch your name She didn't get his name when they met the first time — verb (= catch) suffer from the receipt of She will catch hell for this behavior! — verb (= get down, begin, start) 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 — verb (= suffer, have) 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 — verb (= scram) leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form Scram! — verb (= vex, stick, beat, bewilder) 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

Synonyms get synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as get?

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obtain receive acquire take gain catch fetch attain have reach become achieve find procure grow pick up earn accept make bring win secure buy go come accomplish contract arrive understand collect turn purchase grab succeed comprehend draw arrive at suffer meet grasp encounter be touch start seize seek score realize profit hit

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Topics get topics

What do people use get to talk about?

Physical actions Move Pursue

Earn

What words refer to earning money?

earn be paid get paid make get be on gross

States Big Distance

Near

What words refer to moving nearer to someone or something?

approach get near get nearer near (v) draw near get close get closer close in on get as close as possible

Person Sense, perceive

Hear

What words refer to being able to hear something?

can hear can make out within someone's hearing within earshot catch get

Language and thought Communication Say

Talk about a subject

What words refer to starting to talk about a different subject?

change topics switch topics turn to get onto
What words refer to talking about the subject you are supposed to be talking about?

get to the point stick to the point to the point
What words refer to starting to talk about something else instead of what you are supposed to be talking about?

get off the subject digress get sidetracked stray from ramble lose the thread where was I?

Language and thought Communication Say Speak with others

Contact

What words refer to contacting someone?

get in touch with contact make contact with approach get onto
What words refer to succeeding in contacting someone?

get hold of get through reach

Daily life Clothing

Wear clothing

What words refer to putting clothing on?

to dress get dressed put on clothe get into throw on jump into don tuck in button zip tie
What words refer to taking clothing off?

to undress get undressed take off strip rip off get out of

Daily life Sleep

Wake up

What words refer to someone waking someone else up?

wake (someone) up get (someone) up rouse
What do people say to wake someone up?

Time to get up. Rise and shine. Hey, sleepyhead.
What do people do after they wake up?

get up get out of bed

Physical actions Move something Handle something

Pick up

What words refer to picking something up?

pick up take get

Physical actions Have, be with

Receive

What words refer to receiving something from someone?

receive take accept pick up get obtain gain

Physical actions Have, be with

Get

What words refer to getting something?

get acquire gain obtain pick up secure take

States Quantity Count

Mathematics

What words indicate the answer in an equation?

is equals get

Grammar General words Be

Become, change state

What words are used to indicate a change of state?

become (characteristic) change come to be turn get develop grow into turn into change into become different evolve

Universe, creation Water

Wet

What words refer to something becoming wet?

get wet get soaked bedew
What words refer to making something wet?

wet get something wet splash anoint dabble daub douse spatter spray sprinkle

Person Healthy Sick

Recover from sickness

What words refer to recovering?

recover get better make a slow/quick/complete recovery get well feel better improve be on the mend respond to treatment regain your health gain strength make good progress
What words refer to recovering from a disease?

recover from get over shake off

Person Life Marriage

Divorce

What words refer to divorcing your wife or husband?

get divorced divorce (v) get a divorce end in divorce dissolution dissolve
What words indicate who keeps the children?

get custody alimony

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Interested

What words refer to causing someone to feel interested?

interest get someone interested entertain stimulate stir appeal to attract someone's interest attract someone's attention interestingly hold your attention rekindle interest revive interest
What words refer to becoming more interested in something?

get interested become interested get into

Social behavior Law Justice

Deserve

What words indicate that someone deserves the problems they are having?

deserve had it coming get what you deserve serve someone right get your just deserts get what was coming to you your punishment fits the crime

Daily life Sleep

Go to sleep

What words refer to getting ready for bed?

get ready for bed go to bed turn in
What words refer to getting into bed?

get into bed crawl into bed curl up in bed get under the covers crawl under the covers fall into bed (exhausted) jump in bed

Work and occupation Business organization

Work for someone

What words refer to getting a job?

get a job find work
What words refer to being fired from a job?

get the sack get the ax lose your job be laid off

Physical actions Arrange

Organize

What words refer to organizing things?

organize dispose structure get together get it together get your act together chart marshal put in a chart put in a table put in a matrix sort sort out systematize tabulate

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods Unsure

Think so

What words indicate that you think something is true, but you are not completely sure about it?

think think it is possible believe bet would gamble would wager guess reckon speculate surmise suspect get the impression have the impression be under the impression get the idea feel have the feeling get the feeling

Person Sense, perceive

See

What words refer to seeing something?

see set eyes on witness see something with your own eyes behold notice perceive get an eyeful
What words refer to seeing something for a very short time?

catch sight of catch a glimpse of get a look at

Person Sense, perceive

Smell

What words refer to smelling something?

smell scent (v) get a whiff of catch a whiff of
What words refer to getting rid of a smell?

get rid of that smell air out a room deodorize mask a scent

Person Life

Marriage

What words refer to marrying someone?

marry marriage get married tie the knot get hitched join together unite wed marry into

Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Attention

What words refer to making someone pay attention to you?

get attention attract attention draw attention to yourself
What words refer to receiving a lot of attention from people?

get attention attract attention attention be the center of attention be the focus of attention

Language and thought

Emotion

What words describe a person whose emotions are so strong that they lose control?

hysterical have hysterics go to pieces fall apart break down have an emotional breakdown go berserk snap crack crack up give in to get carried away have a fit
What words refer to controlling your feelings again after losing control?

snap out of it get a grip on yourself pull yourself together

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Enjoy doing something

What words refer to enjoying something?

like enjoy love be fond of get a lot of pleasure out of savor with relish exhilarate
What words refer to enjoying something bad?

revel in get a kick out of take delight in relish gloat take pleasure in delight in wallow in

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Excited

What words refer to causing someone to feel excited?

excite get someone excited thrill give someone a thrill animate stir up exhilarate
What words refer to becoming more excited?

get excited excitement rose go mad go wild go crazy reach a climax reach a fever pitch

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Upset

What words refer to becoming upset?

get upset get worked up take something to heart

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Angry

Annoyed

What words refer to causing someone to feel annoyed?

annoy antagonize bug exacerbate exasperate frustrate gall harass hassle irritate nag needle nettle pester piss someone off much to my annoyance it ticks me off it hacks me off get on your nerves get under your skin drive you crazy drive you nuts drive you up the wall

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Confused

What words refer to confusing one thing for another?

confuse mix someone up with mix people up get something mixed up with get things mixed up

Language and thought Communication Say

Criticize

What words refer to criticizing someone in an unfair way?

find fault with pick holes in knock run down denigrate put down get at
What words refer to being criticized by someone else?

receive criticism come in for criticism be under attack come under attack get a lot of flak take a lot of flak be open to criticism

Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Blame

What words refer to being blamed for something?

get the blame get blamed for take the blame take the rap carry the can take the fall

Social behavior

Relationships

What words refer to beginning a relationship?

get acquainted get to know start a relationship develop a relationship form an association form a partnership

Social behavior Relationships

Know someone

What words refer to starting to know someone after you have met them?

get to know get acquainted

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Mistake

What words refer to making a mistake?

make a mistake make an error mistake something go wrong get something wrong blunder goof goof up slip up misjudge bungle
What words refer to mistaking one thing or person for another?

mistake something confuse mix someone up with get something mixed up muddle

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble

What words refer to saving someone from trouble?

save save someone's life rescue (v) come to someone's rescue mount a rescue release come to the aid of preserve life cover defend deliver ensure someone's safety extricate free guard harbor hide insurance insure keep preserve protect ransom recover retrieve safeguard safekeeping safety salvage screen secure someone's safety grant asylum shelter shield spare pick up (a survivor) get someone out of bail out throw someone a lifeline grant safe conduct
What words refer to saving yourself?

make it to safety get to safety avoid break bypass dodge duck elude escape evade evasion flee shake shy away from sidestep give someone the slip

Physical actions Posture

Stand

What words refer to standing up from a sitting or lying position?

stand stand up rise (to your feet) get up get to your feet jump to your feet leap up leap out of the chair pick yourself up

Physical actions Posture

Lie down

What words refer to getting up from lying down?

get up get out of bed sit up

Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move up

What words refer to moving up?

move up go up arise hop up lift yourself up pull yourself up jump surge go higher get higher levitate
What words refer to moving onto something?

climb onto get on mount embark hop onto jump onto

Physical actions Move Travel

Way, route

What words refer to the way to go from one place to another?

way how to get route directions
What do you say to someone when you want them to tell you the way?

can you tell me the way to do you know the way to how do I get to can you direct me to is this the way to

States Quality Hot

Cold

What words refer to feeling cold because you are sick?

get the chills ague
What words refer to something becoming cold?

get cold turn cold drop fall cool down cool cool off freeze lose heat

States Time Aspectual time Start something

Beginning

What do people say when they want someone else to start?

go dig in have at it let's go let's do it move it let's get going "on your marks get set go" "ready set go"

States Time Continue, persevere

Start again

What words refer to continue doing something after stopping?

continue start again resume get on with get around to

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Tense and aspect

Aspect--dynamic verbs

What do people say when they want someone else to start?

go dig in have at it let's go let's do it move it let's get going "on your marks get set go" "ready set go"

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Prompters of attention

What words are used to direct someone's attention to something?

behold look will you look at that get a load of this
What words are used to warn someone of danger?

watch out look out heads up hit the dirt get out of the way here it comes oh no

Universe, creation World Solid, liquid, gas

Liquid

What words refer to becoming thicker?

thicken get thicker set congeal clot

Universe, creation Water Bodies of water

Swamp

What words refer to moving through a swamp?

get bogged down sink

Person Body functions

Breathe, breath

What words refer to breathing normally after running or working hard?

get your breath back

Person Sense, perceive Hear

Listen

What words refer to listening to something?

listen listen to listen for hear someone out lend an ear tune in audit give an ear to heed pay attention to prick up your ears be all ears attend to get an earful hearken

Person Sense, perceive Hear

Loud

What words refer to becoming louder?

get louder sound grows raise your voice speak up

Person Sense, perceive Hear

Quiet

What words refer to becoming quieter?

get quieter go quiet die down die away fade away fall silent lower your voice

Person Body condition

Energetic

What words refer to the strength or ability to be energetic?

energy vigor get-up-and-go vitality vim and vigor oomph

Person Body condition

Tired

What words refer to becoming tired?

get tired tire flag run out of steam burn out

Person Body condition

Rest

Person Healthy

Sick

What words refer to becoming sick?

get sick become ill fall ill be taken ill sicken become sick catch (a disease) come down with contract

Person Healthy Disease

Skin disease

What words refer to having an infection?

have an infection be infected infect get infected break out develop an infection

Person Healthy

Injure

What words refer to being injured?

be injured sustain an injury be bleeding be hurt get hurt be wounded suffer harm

Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Swell

What words refer to swelling increasing?

swell up get swollen

Person Life Marriage

Arrange a marriage

What words refer to formally agreeing to get married?

get engaged engagement set a date

Person Life Marriage

Romantic love

What words refer to loving each other again after having problems?

make up get back together

Person Life Sexual relations

Sexual immorality

What words refer to tempting someone to have sex outside of marriage?

seduce get someone into bed seductive seduction make advances make a pass at sexual harassment

Person Life Birth

Pregnancy

What words refer to a man causing a woman to become pregnant?

beget begetting begotten impregnate get (her) pregnant father (v) a child procreate procreation reproduce sire engender generate

Person Life Stage of life

Old person

What words refer to becoming old?

age (v) get old grow old mature be getting on aging not be as young as you were

Person Life Stage of life

Grow, get bigger

What words refer to growing bigger?

grow get taller bet bigger develop increase in size mature grow up

Language and thought Think Understand

Misunderstand

What words refer to misunderstanding something?

misunderstand understand wrong fail to understand misinterpret interpret wrongly miss the meaning get it wrong mishear be mistaken lose (someone) lack of understanding

Language and thought Want Ask permission

Give permission

What words refer to being allowed to do something?

get permission can be allowed be free to do something may

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Enthusiastic

What words refer to feeling very enthusiastic?

get carried away be full of enthusiasm

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Obsessed

What words refer to feeling obsessed with something?

be obsessed with be fascinated by can't get something out of your mind have a thing about have an unhealthy interest in have a one-track mind

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Uninterested, bored

What words refer to something becoming uninteresting?

the novelty wears off lose interest get tired of

Language and thought Emotion

Feel bad

What words refer to causing someone to feel bad?

get someone down

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad

What words refer to causing someone to feel sad?

sadden aggrieve disappoint depress discourage distress grieve hurt sober (v) sting torment make someone sad make someone unhappy get someone down break someone's heart drive someone to despair

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Afraid

What words refer to feeling suddenly afraid because of something that happens?

get a fright panic (v) go white as a sheet nearly jump out of your skin

Language and thought Communication Say Speak with others

Call

What words refer to calling someone?

call holler at yell to yell at get someone's attention

Language and thought Communication Say Ask

Answer

What words refer to answering a question?

answer give an answer reply get back to respond acknowledge

Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Gossip

What do rumors do?

circulate float go around be all over town get spread

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Facial expression

What words refer to making an expression on your face?

make a face get an expression on your face have an expression on your face give someone (an expression)

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Cry, tear

What words refer to starting to cry?

start to cry start crying burst into tears break down turn on the waterworks get teary

Social behavior Social activity Come together, form a group

Meet together

What words refer to meeting someone?

meet meet together get together rendezvous

Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Exercise

What words refer to doing something in order to stay healthy and become stronger?

exercise get exercise train work out keep fit

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral

Bad, immoral

What words refer to doing something bad?

sin (v) behave badly misbehave do wrong be up to something get into indulge in commit stoop

Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Proud

What words refer to thinking you are more important than you really are?

self-important pompous jumped up have delusions of grandeur get too big for your boots/britches

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Lack self-control

What words refer to a lack of self-control?

lack self-control indulge overdo permit do something to excess lose control get carried away break down give in to

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Tidy

What words refer to making something tidy?

tidy tidy up clean up clear up straighten straighten up get the place straight put something straight put something in order put something away

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to trouble

Cowardice

What words refer to becoming cowardly?

lose your nerve get cold feet not dare chicken out not have the guts not have the nerve

Social behavior Conflict

Fight

What words refer to enemies fighting?

fight have a fight get into a fight fighting battle brawl bully clash come to blows confront duel engage (the enemy) face (an enemy) feud jostle joust oppose scuffle set-to spar skirmish squabble strive struggle tussle war wrestle be in the fray go on the warpath

Social behavior Conflict War

Win

What words refer to winning a game or other competition?

win come first come in first finish first get in first place

Social behavior Conflict War

Lose a fight

What words refer to the process of losing a fight?

lose a fight lose a war be defeated suffer defeat be beaten meet your match get the worst of it come off the worst take a beating go down fall fall victim to

Daily life Adornment

Ritual scar

What words refer to making the scar?

tattoo (v) get a tattoo

Work and occupation Work Method

Prepare

What words refer to preparing for a task?

prepare preparations make preparations get ready ready something

Work and occupation Work Method Prepare

Prepare something for use

What words refer to preparing something?

prepare get something ready

Work and occupation Finance

Accumulate wealth

What words refer to accumulating wealth?

accumulate acquire get rich prosper

Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Steal

What tools are used by robbers?

gun knife pick safe cracking tools skeleton key mask gloves get away car

Physical actions Posture

Kneel

What words refer to kneeling down?

kneel kneel down get down on your knees bend the knee go down on one knee sink to your knees

Physical actions Posture

Bend down

What words refer to bending down?

bend bend down bend over bob bow cower crouch double up duck get down hunch hunker down lean over scrunch stoop

Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Walk with difficulty

What words refer to limping?

limp hobble shamble shuffle walk haltingly walk with a cane use crutches get around

Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move sideways

What words refer to moving sideways?

move sideways make room for move aside move out of the way get out of the way move over budge shift

Physical actions Move Move toward something

Move away

What words refer to moving away from something?

move from/away/away from go away get away retreat back off run away come from

Physical actions Move Move toward something

Go

What words refer to moving away from the speaker?

go (away) leave here/this place get out of here

Physical actions Move Move toward something Leave

Arrive

What words refer to arriving at a place?

arrive arrival reach get to come to attain land landing advent

Physical actions Move Move toward something Move in

Move out

What words refer to moving out of an area or space?

move out go out come out get out emerge exit exodus issue leave

Physical actions Move Travel

Lose your way

What words refer to losing your way?

be lost not know where you are get lost lose your way

Physical actions Move Pursue

Prevent from moving

What words refer to preventing someone from moving by getting in their way?

block check hem in blockade get in the way

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Take something out of something

What words refer to taking something out of something else?

take out get something out remove extract extricate eliminate bring out clear something out clean out withdraw fish out

Physical actions Have, be with Keep something

Throw away

What words are used for throwing something away?

throw away throw aside toss junk jettison discard eliminate heave reject expel dispose of cast off throw overboard get rid of rid yourself of dump clean out purge smoke out unload delete

Physical actions Arrange Join, attach

Remove, take apart

What words refer to removing a part from inside something?

take out remove extract extraction cut out get out excision withdraw

Physical actions Arrange Tie

Tangle

What words refer to things becoming tangled?

tangle entangle become tangled get all tangled up snarl

States Quantity More

Increase

What words indicate that something happens or someone does something more than before?

increasingly gain ground get more and more become more and more grow in gain in

States Quantity More

Decrease

What words indicate that something happens or someone does something less than before?

decreasingly lose ground become less and less get less and less

States Quantity

Enough

What words indicate that there is enough of something for what you need?

be enough do suffice cover last meet someone's needs get by afford to

States

Big

What words refer to something becoming big?

get bigger expand grow swell up stretch inflate increase in size swell mushroom

States Big

Small

What words refer to something becoming small?

get smaller shrink shrivel shrivel up contract decrease in size reduce wither

States Big

Long

What words refer to something becoming long?

get longer lengthen stretch

States Big Long

Short, not long

What words refer to something becoming short?

get shorter shrink contract

States Big Long

Tall

What words refer to becoming tall?

get taller grow sprout shoot up put on height

States Big

Thick

What words refer to something becoming thick?

thicken get thick

States Big Thick

Thin thing

What words refer to something becoming thin?

get thinner grow thinner

States Big Thick

Fat person

What words refer to someone becoming fat?

put on weight gain weight fill out get fat

States Big Thick

Thin person

What words refer to someone becoming thin?

lose weight slim shed (ten) pounds waste away get thin

States Big

Wide

What words refer to something becoming wide?

widen get wider broaden out

States Big Wide

Narrow

What words refer to something becoming narrow?

narrow (v) get narrower taper thin (v)

States Big Distance

Deep, shallow

What words refer to something becoming deep?

deepen get deeper

States Big Fit, size

Tight

What words refer to something becoming tight?

get tight

States Quality Shape

Horizontal

What words refer to becoming horizontal?

fall on your face fall prone prostrate oneself get horizontal fall flat hit the dirt lay flat

States Quality Shape Bend

Fold

What words refer to something folding?

fold fold up crease get creased

States Quality Light Shine

Bright

What words refer to the light becoming brighter?

get light brighten lighten the light grows

States Quality Light

Dark

What words refer to a place becoming dark?

get dark darken the light fades dim (v) fall go dark be plunged into darkness

States Quality

Hot

What words refer to something becoming hot?

warm up get hot thaw melt temperature is rising

States Time Period of time Day

Time of the day

What words refer to the time when you wake up?

time to get up

States Time Take time

A short time

What do people say when they want someone to do something in a short time?

be brief don't take long get it over with

States Time Relative time Right time

Delay

What words refer to something delaying an event?

delay hold something up set back put back get bogged down

States Time Aspectual time

Start something

What words refer to starting something?

start launch open initiate set in motion get things moving start the ball rolling begin

States Time Aspectual time Once

Again

What words refer to starting to do something again that you had been doing before?

return to go back to get back to resume resumption bring back revive revival

States Time Speed

Quick

What do you say to someone when you want him to hurry?

Hurry up! Move it! Let's go, let's go! Quick! Faster! Speed it up! Get a move on! Giddy up! (horse)

States Location Area

Space, room

What words refer to providing space for someone or something?

make room clear a space make way get out of the way

Conjugation get conjugation

How do you conjugate get?

get · verb

Present I get

Positive I get

Singular

1st person I get

2nd person you get

3rd person he/she/it gets

Plural

1st person we get

2nd person you get

3rd person they get

Negative I don't get

Singular

1st person I don't get I do not get

2nd person you don't get you do not get

3rd person he/she/it doesn't get he/she/it does not get

Plural

1st person we don't get we do not get

2nd person you don't get you do not get

3rd person they don't get they do not get

Question do I get?

Singular

1st person do I get?

2nd person do you get?

3rd person does he/she/it get?

Plural

1st person do we get?

2nd person do you get?

3rd person do they get?

Negative question don't I get?

Singular

1st person don't I get? do I not get?

2nd person don't you get? do you not get?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it get? does he/she/it not get?

Plural

1st person don't we get? do we not get?

2nd person don't you get? do you not get?

3rd person don't they get? do they not get?

Past I got

Positive I got

Singular

1st person I got

2nd person you got

3rd person he/she/it got

Plural

1st person we got

2nd person you got

3rd person they got

Negative I didn't get

Singular

1st person I didn't get I did not get

2nd person you didn't get you did not get

3rd person he/she/it didn't get he/she/it did not get

Plural

1st person we didn't get we did not get

2nd person you didn't get you did not get

3rd person they didn't get they did not get

Question did I get?

Singular

1st person did I get?

2nd person did you get?

3rd person did he/she/it get?

Plural

1st person did we get?

2nd person did you get?

3rd person did they get?

Negative question didn't I get?

Singular

1st person didn't I get? did I not get?

2nd person didn't you get? did you not get?

3rd person didn't he/she/it get? did he/she/it not get?

Plural

1st person didn't we get? did we not get?

2nd person didn't you get? did you not get?

3rd person didn't they get? did they not get?

Future I'll get

Positive I'll get

Singular

1st person I'll get I will get

2nd person you'll get you will get

3rd person he/she/it'll get he/she/it will get

Plural

1st person we'll get we will get

2nd person you'll get you will get

3rd person they'll get they will get

Negative I won't get

Singular

1st person I won't get I will not get

2nd person you won't get you will not get

3rd person he/she/it won't get he/she/it will not get

Plural

1st person we won't get we will not get

2nd person you won't get you will not get

3rd person they won't get they will not get

Question will I get?

Singular

1st person will I get?

2nd person will you get?

3rd person will he/she/it get?

Plural

1st person will we get?

2nd person will you get?

3rd person will they get?

Negative question won't I get?

Singular

1st person won't I get? will I not get?

2nd person won't you get? will you not get?

3rd person won't he/she/it get? will he/she/it not get?

Plural

1st person won't we get? will we not get?

2nd person won't you get? will you not get?

3rd person won't they get? will they not get?

Conditional I'd get

Positive I'd get

Singular

1st person I'd get I would get

2nd person you'd get you would get

3rd person he/she/it'd get he/she/it would get

Plural

1st person we'd get we would get

2nd person you'd get you would get

3rd person they'd get they would get

Negative I wouldn't get

Singular

1st person I wouldn't get I would not get

2nd person you wouldn't get you would not get

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't get he/she/it would not get

Plural

1st person we wouldn't get we would not get

2nd person you wouldn't get you would not get

3rd person they wouldn't get they would not get

Question would I get?

Singular

1st person would I get?

2nd person would you get?

3rd person would he/she/it get?

Plural

1st person would we get?

2nd person would you get?

3rd person would they get?

Negative question wouldn't I get?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I get? would I not get?

2nd person wouldn't you get? would you not get?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it get? would he/she/it not get?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we get? would we not get?

2nd person wouldn't you get? would you not get?

3rd person wouldn't they get? would they not get?

Present continuous I'm getting

Positive I'm getting

Singular

1st person I'm getting I am getting

2nd person you're getting you are getting

3rd person he/she/it's getting he/she/it is getting

Plural

1st person we're getting we are getting

2nd person you're getting you are getting

3rd person they're getting they are getting

Negative I'm not getting

Singular

1st person I'm not getting I am not getting

2nd person you aren't getting you're not getting you are not getting

3rd person he/she/it isn't getting he/she/it's not getting he/she/it is not getting

Plural

1st person we aren't getting we're not getting we are not getting

2nd person you aren't getting you're not getting you are not getting

3rd person they aren't getting they're not getting they are not getting

Question am I getting?

Singular

1st person am I getting?

2nd person are you getting?

3rd person is he/she/it getting?

Plural

1st person are we getting?

2nd person are you getting?

3rd person are they getting?

Negative question aren't I getting?

Singular

1st person aren't I getting? am I not getting?

2nd person aren't you getting? are you not getting?

3rd person isn't he/she/it getting? is he/she/it not getting?

Plural

1st person aren't we getting? are we not getting?

2nd person aren't you getting? are you not getting?

3rd person aren't they getting? are they not getting?

Past continuous I was getting

Positive I was getting

Singular

1st person I was getting

2nd person you were getting

3rd person he/she/it was getting

Plural

1st person we were getting

2nd person you were getting

3rd person they were getting

Negative I wasn't getting

Singular

1st person I wasn't getting I was not getting

2nd person you weren't getting you were not getting

3rd person he/she/it wasn't getting he/she/it was not getting

Plural

1st person we weren't getting we were not getting

2nd person you weren't getting you were not getting

3rd person they weren't getting they were not getting

Question was I getting?

Singular

1st person was I getting?

2nd person were you getting?

3rd person was he/she/it getting?

Plural

1st person were we getting?

2nd person were you getting?

3rd person were they getting?

Negative question wasn't I getting?

Singular

1st person wasn't I getting? was I not getting?

2nd person weren't you getting? were you not getting?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it getting? was he/she/it not getting?

Plural

1st person weren't we getting? were we not getting?

2nd person weren't you getting? were you not getting?

3rd person weren't they getting? were they not getting?

Future continuous I'll be getting

Positive I'll be getting

Singular

1st person I'll be getting I will be getting

2nd person you'll be getting you will be getting

3rd person he/she/it'll be getting he/she/it will be getting

Plural

1st person we'll be getting we will be getting

2nd person you'll be getting you will be getting

3rd person they'll be getting they will be getting

Negative I won't be getting

Singular

1st person I won't be getting I will not be getting

2nd person you won't be getting you will not be getting

3rd person he/she/it won't be getting he/she/it will not be getting

Plural

1st person we won't be getting we will not be getting

2nd person you won't be getting you will not be getting

3rd person they won't be getting they will not be getting

Question will I be getting?

Singular

1st person will I be getting?

2nd person will you be getting?

3rd person will he/she/it be getting?

Plural

1st person will we be getting?

2nd person will you be getting?

3rd person will they be getting?

Negative question won't I be getting?

Singular

1st person won't I be getting? will I not be getting?

2nd person won't you be getting? will you not be getting?

3rd person won't he/she/it be getting? will he/she/it not be getting?

Plural

1st person won't we be getting? will we not be getting?

2nd person won't you be getting? will you not be getting?

3rd person won't they be getting? will they not be getting?

Conditional continuous I'd be getting

Positive I'd be getting

Singular

1st person I'd be getting I would be getting

2nd person you'd be getting you would be getting

3rd person he/she/it'd be getting he/she/it would be getting

Plural

1st person we'd be getting we would be getting

2nd person you'd be getting you would be getting

3rd person they'd be getting they would be getting

Negative I wouldn't be getting

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be getting I would not be getting

2nd person you wouldn't be getting you would not be getting

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be getting he/she/it would not be getting

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be getting we would not be getting

2nd person you wouldn't be getting you would not be getting

3rd person they wouldn't be getting they would not be getting

Question would I be getting?

Singular

1st person would I be getting?

2nd person would you be getting?

3rd person would he/she/it be getting?

Plural

1st person would we be getting?

2nd person would you be getting?

3rd person would they be getting?

Negative question wouldn't I be getting?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be getting? would I not be getting?

2nd person wouldn't you be getting? would you not be getting?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be getting? would he/she/it not be getting?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be getting? would we not be getting?

2nd person wouldn't you be getting? would you not be getting?

3rd person wouldn't they be getting? would they not be getting?

Present perfect I've got

Positive I've got

Singular

1st person I've got I've gotten I have got I have gotten

2nd person you've got you've gotten you have got you have gotten

3rd person he/she/it's got he/she/it's gotten he/she/it has got he/she/it has gotten

Plural

1st person we've got we've gotten we have got we have gotten

2nd person you've got you've gotten you have got you have gotten

3rd person they've got they've gotten they have got they have gotten

Negative I haven't got

Singular

1st person I haven't got I haven't gotten I have not got I have not gotten

2nd person you haven't got you haven't gotten you have not got you have not gotten

3rd person he/she/it hasn't got he/she/it hasn't gotten he/she/it has not got he/she/it has not gotten

Plural

1st person we haven't got we haven't gotten we have not got we have not gotten

2nd person you haven't got you haven't gotten you have not got you have not gotten

3rd person they haven't got they haven't gotten they have not got they have not gotten

Question have I got?

Singular

1st person have I got? have I gotten?

2nd person have you got? have you gotten?

3rd person has he/she/it got? has he/she/it gotten?

Plural

1st person have we got? have we gotten?

2nd person have you got? have you gotten?

3rd person have they got? have they gotten?

Negative question haven't I got?

Singular

1st person haven't I got? haven't I gotten? have I not got? have I not gotten?

2nd person haven't you got? haven't you gotten? have you not got? have you not gotten?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it got? hasn't he/she/it gotten? has he/she/it not got? has he/she/it not gotten?

Plural

1st person haven't we got? haven't we gotten? have we not got? have we not gotten?

2nd person haven't you got? haven't you gotten? have you not got? have you not gotten?

3rd person haven't they got? haven't they gotten? have they not got? have they not gotten?

Past perfect I had got

Positive I had got

Singular

1st person I had got I had gotten

2nd person you had got you had gotten

3rd person he/she/it had got he/she/it had gotten

Plural

1st person we had got we had gotten

2nd person you had got you had gotten

3rd person they had got they had gotten

Negative I hadn't got

Singular

1st person I hadn't got I hadn't gotten I had not got I had not gotten

2nd person you hadn't got you hadn't gotten you had not got you had not gotten

3rd person he/she/it hadn't got he/she/it hadn't gotten he/she/it had not got he/she/it had not gotten

Plural

1st person we hadn't got we hadn't gotten we had not got we had not gotten

2nd person you hadn't got you hadn't gotten you had not got you had not gotten

3rd person they hadn't got they hadn't gotten they had not got they had not gotten

Question had I got?

Singular

1st person had I got? had I gotten?

2nd person had you got? had you gotten?

3rd person had he/she/it got? had he/she/it gotten?

Plural

1st person had we got? had we gotten?

2nd person had you got? had you gotten?

3rd person had they got? had they gotten?

Negative question hadn't I got?

Singular

1st person hadn't I got? hadn't I gotten? had I not got? had I not gotten?

2nd person hadn't you got? hadn't you gotten? had you not got? had you not gotten?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it got? hadn't he/she/it gotten? had he/she/it not got? had he/she/it not gotten?

Plural

1st person hadn't we got? hadn't we gotten? had we not got? had we not gotten?

2nd person hadn't you got? hadn't you gotten? had you not got? had you not gotten?

3rd person hadn't they got? hadn't they gotten? had they not got? had they not gotten?

Future perfect I'll have got

Positive I'll have got

Singular

1st person I'll have got I'll have gotten I will have got I will have gotten

2nd person you'll have got you'll have gotten you will have got you will have gotten

3rd person he/she/it'll have got he/she/it'll have gotten he/she/it will have got he/she/it will have gotten

Plural

1st person we'll have got we'll have gotten we will have got we will have gotten

2nd person you'll have got you'll have gotten you will have got you will have gotten

3rd person they'll have got they'll have gotten they will have got they will have gotten

Negative I won't have got

Singular

1st person I won't have got I won't have gotten I will not have got I will not have gotten

2nd person you won't have got you won't have gotten you will not have got you will not have gotten

3rd person he/she/it won't have got he/she/it won't have gotten he/she/it will not have got he/she/it will not have gotten

Plural

1st person we won't have got we won't have gotten we will not have got we will not have gotten

2nd person you won't have got you won't have gotten you will not have got you will not have gotten

3rd person they won't have got they won't have gotten they will not have got they will not have gotten

Question +'ll I have got?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have got? +'ll I have gotten? will I have got? will I have gotten?

2nd person +'ll you have got? +'ll you have gotten? will you have got? will you have gotten?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have got? +'ll he/she/it have gotten? will he/she/it have got? will he/she/it have gotten?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have got? +'ll we have gotten? will we have got? will we have gotten?

2nd person +'ll you have got? +'ll you have gotten? will you have got? will you have gotten?

3rd person +'ll they have got? +'ll they have gotten? will they have got? will they have gotten?

Negative question won't I have got?

Singular

1st person won't I have got? won't I have gotten? will I not have got? will I not have gotten?

2nd person won't you have got? won't you have gotten? will you not have got? will you not have gotten?

3rd person won't he/she/it have got? won't he/she/it have gotten? will he/she/it not have got? will he/she/it not have gotten?

Plural

1st person won't we have got? won't we have gotten? will we not have got? will we not have gotten?

2nd person won't you have got? won't you have gotten? will you not have got? will you not have gotten?

3rd person won't they have got? won't they have gotten? will they not have got? will they not have gotten?

Conditional perfect I'd have got

Positive I'd have got

Singular

1st person I'd have got I'd have gotten I would have got I would have gotten

2nd person you'd have got you'd have gotten you would have got you would have gotten

3rd person he/she/it'd have got he/she/it'd have gotten he/she/it would have got he/she/it would have gotten

Plural

1st person we'd have got we'd have gotten we would have got we would have gotten

2nd person you'd have got you'd have gotten you would have got you would have gotten

3rd person they'd have got they'd have gotten they would have got they would have gotten

Negative I wouldn't have got

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have got I wouldn't have gotten I would not have got I would not have gotten

2nd person you wouldn't have got you wouldn't have gotten you would not have got you would not have gotten

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have got he/she/it wouldn't have gotten he/she/it would not have got he/she/it would not have gotten

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have got we wouldn't have gotten we would not have got we would not have gotten

2nd person you wouldn't have got you wouldn't have gotten you would not have got you would not have gotten

3rd person they wouldn't have got they wouldn't have gotten they would not have got they would not have gotten

Question would I have got?

Singular

1st person would I have got? would I have gotten?

2nd person would you have got? would you have gotten?

3rd person would he/she/it have got? would he/she/it have gotten?

Plural

1st person would we have got? would we have gotten?

2nd person would you have got? would you have gotten?

3rd person would they have got? would they have gotten?

Negative question wouldn't I have got?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have got? wouldn't I have gotten? would I not have got? would I not have gotten?

2nd person wouldn't you have got? wouldn't you have gotten? would you not have got? would you not have gotten?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have got? wouldn't he/she/it have gotten? would he/she/it not have got? would he/she/it not have gotten?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have got? wouldn't we have gotten? would we not have got? would we not have gotten?

2nd person wouldn't you have got? wouldn't you have gotten? would you not have got? would you not have gotten?

3rd person wouldn't they have got? wouldn't they have gotten? would they not have got? would they not have gotten?

Imperative get!

Positive

you get!

we let's get!

Negative

you don't get!

we let's not get!

Examples get examples

How do I use get in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Most people have great disinclinations to get out of bed early, even if they have to.

You must get up a little earlier.

You must get rid of that bad habit.

You don't get up as early as your sister.

What time do you usually get up?

I don't get what you mean.

I hope that you will get well soon.

He will be studying when you get up.

I'll phone you as soon as I get to the airport.

If I get rich, I will buy it.

It is too early to get up.

Did you get your wish?

What time do you get up?

The police will get you to find the bullets.

Math is like love - a simple idea, but it can get complicated.

How long does it take to get to the station?

Stop asking me for a drink! Go get it yourself.

So annoying. Now I get a headache whenever I use the computer!

One hundred and fifty thousand couples are expected to get married in Shanghai in 2006.

I live near the sea so I often get to go to the beach.

I have to get a new computer.

I went for a walk to get some air.

Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.

More people get into trouble for things they say rather than for what they do.

You can't get lost in big cities; there are maps everywhere!

If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.

Teachers must get tired of rectifying the same mistakes over and over again in their students' papers.

I managed to get in.

You should get your hair cut.

Movie subtitles

Later when that person betrays you, hurts you.. have a big heart, don't get heartbroken.

Did you think I'll get tricked? Do you really think I was going to get tricked by you old man!

You know how much I worked to get that shirt?

You know I'm a gangster, right? Do you want to get hit or do you want to eat?

To get where?

If there is a small change, she will get rid of us.

Take your hand off, get out!

I'll get you a change of clothes too.

If I get caught, you'll have problems too, won't you?

Please get out of the way!

Get out of here, you Britannian pigs!

Don't get in the way!

Of course, I don't think that it is possible to get rid of all of that.

That's not the point. If I get caught, you'll have problems too, won't you?

Get on!

Let's hurry up and get out of here.

Oh, and sorry about interrupting your little get together.

Wouldn't this be a good chance to get battle data on the Lancelot?

Will you lend me your strength so that others can get by without losing their loved ones?

And we'll get swallowed up in their regime and lose our independence.

Many Japanese who could not get inside are gathered outside.

It was expected that he would get a big telescope, but for unknown reasons this did not happen.

Kids can get pretty much anything they want in the yard, as long as they can afford it.

Stuff like that is easy to get because the screws turn a blind eye to those kind of things.

But the hardest thing to get past the screws is peanuts, or anything that contains peanuts, or anything that even MAY contain peanuts.

Kids will always be able to get their hands on PBJs.

Here you go. Now get the fuck out of here, you junkie.

Then I package them and get them ready for distribution to all the hungry kids in the yard the next day.

Well, maybe if I had a bunch of flying reindeer, then maybe it wouldn't be so hard for me to get the product into the yard.

I gotta get the stuff past the screws first.

We get someone on the outside, usually a junior high kid.

Now, how did you get involved with the PBJ trade?

It's a risky business, but they get paid a lot of money to take that risk. Keep moving, keep moving.

Suspended on the spot, get sent home, your parents freak out, and that's why I won't let anybody in my crew touch the stuff.

Nick's always told us none of us can get involved with the peanut racket, and there's no way I'm going to betray Nick for a kiss on the cheek for a lousy seven seconds.

Oh. Okay, look, I'll get your money back.

News and current affairs

When the rich get less rich, the poor get poorer.

The bureaucracies must be bypassed to get help to where it is needed: in the soil tilled by the world's poorest farm families.

Although economic theory today is much improved, if we ask people about the cause of the current crisis, we will mostly get the same answers.

This is where a lot of policymakers get it wrong.

Can the situation get worse?

So if things are so bad now, how can they get worse?

We can, however, decrease their frequency; we can make them shallower; we can ensure that fewer people are hurt and that those that get hurt are better protected.

Get used to it.

Households win, too, because they get to buy more and nicer things with their incomes.

Companies win, because goods and workers get to use the improved infrastructure.

The unemployed win, because some of them get jobs.

And even bond investors win, because they get their money back, with the interest for which they contracted.

Normally, youth is a time when skills get built up; now, it is a time when they atrophy.

Most people in the US know that if you talk back to the police, they will get nasty very fast.

If the couple sizzled for cameras with Luxor and Petra as the backdrop, just imagine how hot things could get at the most romantic spot on Earth, the Taj Mahal.

It took six days to get the woman to a hospital in Jalalabad though it was not very far from where she lived.

Get used to it. In a post-crisis world, these are the footprints of a failed recovery.

Most Latin American countries still get poor results from their efforts to export to Europe, the exceptions being raw materials and energy resources.

It takes a threat to oil supplies to get world leaders to pay attention to Africa.