英：[ɡet tu:]

美：[ɡɛt tu]

verb

transitive verb

to gain possession of

got a new bicycle

to receive as a return : earn

he got a bad reputation for carelessness

to obtain by concession or entreaty

get your mother's permission to go

to become affected by (a disease or bodily condition) : catch

got measles from his sister

to seek out and obtain

hoped to get dinner at the inn

to obtain and bring where wanted or needed

get a pencil from the desk

beget

to cause to come or go

quickly got his luggage through customs

to cause to move

get it out of the house

to cause to be in a certain position or condition

got his feet wet

to make ready : prepare

get breakfast

to be subjected to

got a bad fall

to receive by way of punishment

to suffer a specified injury to

got my nose broken

to achieve as a result of military activity

to obtain or receive by way of benefit or advantage get the better of an enemy

he got little for his trouble

seize

The dog got the thief by the leg.

overcome

Such practices will surely get you in the end.

to have an emotional effect on

the final scene always gets me

irritate

the delays were starting to get her

puzzle

This problem really gets me.

to take vengeance onspecifically: kill

hit

to prevail on : cause

finally got them to tidy up their room

have—used in the present perfect tense form with present meaning

I've got no money

to have as an obligation or necessity—used in the present perfect tense form with present meaning

you have got to come

to find out by calculation

get the answer to a problem

memorize

got the verse by heart

hear

Sorry, but I didn't get your name.

understand

he got the joke

to establish communication with

to put out in baseball

deliver sense 6b

the car gets 20 miles to the gallon

intransitive verb

to succeed in coming or going : to bring or move oneself got into the car

get away to the country

to reach or enter into a certain condition

got to sleep after midnight

to make progress

hasn't gotten far with the essay

to acquire wealth

to be able

never got to go to college

to come to be—often used with following present participle

got talking about old times

to succeed in becoming : become

how to get clear of all the debts I owe—William Shakespeare

to become involved

people who get into trouble with the law

to leave immediately

told them to get

auxiliary verb

—used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a passive voice auxiliary

they got caught in the act

noun (1)

something begotten:

lineage

a return of a difficult shot in a game (such as tennis)

noun (2)

a document of release from obligation in Jewish lawspecifically: a bill of divorce

a religious divorce by Jewish law

Verb and Noun (1) Middle English, from Old Norse geta to get, beget; akin to Old English bigietan to beget, Latin prehendere to seize, grasp, Greek chandanein to hold, contain Noun (2) Late Hebrew gēṭ

The first known use of get was in the 13th century

play downverb

to attach little importance to : minimize

round steaknoun

a steak cut from the round of beef

play1 of 2noun

a brisk handling or using

the play of a sword

the conduct, course, or action of a game

rain held up play

a particular act or maneuver in a game

a great play by the shortstop

one's turn in a game

it's your play

exercise or activity for amusement

children at play

absence of any bad intention

said it in play

the act or an instance of playing on words : pun

the act of playing a game and risking something on an uncertain event : gambling, gaming

a way or manner of acting or proceeding : action, conduct

fair play

operation sense 1, activity

brisk or light movement

the light play of a breeze

freedom of motion

too much play in the steering wheel

opportunity for action

the new job gave play to my talents

the stage representation of an action or story

a dramatic composition : drama

play2 of 2verb

to engage in sport or recreation and especially in activity for amusement

children playing

to treat or behave lightly or without respect that is due

play with a new idea

to make use of double meaning or the similarity of sound of two words for humorous effect : pun

to handle something in an absentminded way : toy

played with the pencil

to take advantage

played upon the people's fears

to move swiftly or lightly

shadows playing on the wall

to move freely

to let go in a stream

hoses playing on the fire

to sound in performance

listen to an organ playing

to be staged or presented

what's playing at the movies

to behave in a particular way

play safe

to take part in play ball

play cards

to pretend to take part in the activities of

children playing house

to do for amusement or from mischief

play a trick on someone

to perform on or as if on the stage

play a part

to act the part of

play the fool

to contend against in a game

playing the Dodgers today

to put or keep in action play a fish on a line

play a card in a game

to cause something to produce music or sound play a record

play the piano

round-shoulderedadjective

having the shoulders stooping or rounded

call-upnoun

an order to report for military service

right nowadverb

right away

at the present time

takeout1 of 2noun

the action or an act of taking out

something taken out or made to be taken out

prepared food packaged to be eaten away from its place of sale

take out2 of 2verb

to take away : deduct

remove entry 1 sense 4

to find release for : vent

took out their anger on me

to conduct or escort into the open or to a public entertainment

to take as payment in another form

took the debt out in goods

to obtain from the proper authority

take out a charter

to start on a course : set out

round-robinnoun

a letter (as of protest) whose signers put their signatures in a circle so the receiver cannot tell who signed first

a tournament in which every contestant plays once against every other contestant

round dancenoun

a folk dance in which participants form a ring and move in a certain direction

a series of movements performed by a bee to indicate that a source of food is nearby

getverb

to gain possession of (as by receiving, acquiring, earning, buying, or winning) got first prize get a dog

get a present

to obtain by request or as a favor

get your mother's permission

to come to have

get a good night's sleep

to come down with (an illness) : catch

get the measles

to succeed in coming or going got home early

got out

to cause to come or go

got the car to the gas station

to become the father of : beget

to cause to be in a certain condition got her feet wet

got his hair cut

become sense 1 get better it's getting warmer

get sick

prepare sense 2

started getting dinner

baffle entry 1 sense 1, puzzle

the third question got everybody

irritate sense 1

don't let it get you

hit entry 1 sense 1c

got him in the leg

kill entry 1 sense 1

swore to get them

to be subjected to or experience

get a broken nose

to receive as punishment

got six months for stealing

to find out by calculation

got the right answer

to hear correctly

I didn't get your name

understand sense 1a I get you

now I've got it

persuade, induce

couldn't get her to agree

have entry 1 sense 1—used in the present perfect form with present meaning

I've got no time

to have to : must—used in the present perfect form with present meaning

has got to come

to be able

got to go swimming

deliver sense 6

the car gets 20 miles to the gallon

to leave immediately

told them to get