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Verbget has 36 senses
get, 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"
become, go, get - 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!" --2is one way tochange state, turn Sample sentence: John will get angry
get, let, have - 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" --3is one way tomake, get Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody PP Somebody ----s something PP Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
receive, get, find, obtain, incur - 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" --4is one way tochange Sample sentence: Something ----s
arrive, get, come - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" Sample sentences: Something ----s Somebody ----s Something is ----ing PP Somebody ----s PP
bring, get, convey, 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" --6is one way totransmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Somebody ----s somebody Something ----s somebody Something ----s something Somebody ----s something PP
experience, receive, have, get, undergo - of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Something ----s something
pay back, pay off, get, fix - take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" --8is one way toget even, get back Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody Somebody ----s somebody PP
have, get, make - achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" --9is one way toscore, hit, tally, rack up Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Something ----s something
induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, 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" Sample sentence: They get him to write the letter
get, catch, capture - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" --11is one way toseize, prehend, clutch Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Somebody ----s somebody
grow, develop, produce, get, acquire - 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" --12is one way tochange
contract, take, get - be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" --13is one way tosicken, come down Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something
make, get - 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" --15is one way tochange, alter, modify Sample sentences: Something ----s something Adjective/Noun Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
drive, get, aim - move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" --16is one way tomean, intend Sample sentence: Somebody ----s PP
catch, get - grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding 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" --17is one way tounderstand Sample sentence: Something ----s
catch, arrest, get - attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" --18is one way toattract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Somebody ----s somebody Something ----s somebody Something ----s something
get, 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" --19is one way tohit Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Somebody ----s somebody Something ----s somebody Something ----s something
catch, get - perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" --23is one way tohear Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something
catch, get - suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" --24is one way tohurt, ache, suffer Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something
get, receive - receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison" Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something
catch, get - apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs" --30is one way toreproduce Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Something ----s something
draw, get - in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" --31is one way toeffect, effectuate, bring about, set up Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence - 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" Sample sentence: They get moving
suffer, sustain, have, get - 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" --35is one way toexperience, receive, have, get, undergo Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something