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- n a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- v come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- v enter or assume a certain state or condition
It must be getting more serious - v cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- v receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- v reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight - v go or come after and bring or take back
- v go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
get an idea
get nauseous - v take vengeance on or get even
We'll get them! - v achieve a point or goal
- v cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- v succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- v come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- v be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- v communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake - v give certain properties to something
get someone mad - v move into a desired direction of discourse
- v grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
did you get it?
She didn't get the joke
I just don't get him - v attract and fix
- v reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- v reach by calculation
What do you get when you add up these numbers? - v acquire as a result of some effort or action
You cannot get water out of a stone
Where did she get these news? - v purchase
What did you get at the toy store? - v perceive by hearing
She didn't get his name when they met the first time - v suffer from the receipt of
- v receive as a retribution or punishment
- v leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- v reach and board
- v irritate
Her childish behavior really get to me
His lying really gets me - v evoke an emotional response
Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time - v apprehend and reproduce accurately
- v earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- v overcome or destroy
- v be a mystery or bewildering to
- v take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Let's get down to work now - v undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- v make children
- Voters will face new hurdles when it comes to getting ballots, casting them and getting all the results by midnight.
- Humans have a habit of getting hooked on harmful things.
- Let's get abstract for a moment.