Get

Front 1

verb: get; 3rd person present: gets; past tense: got; past participle: got; past participle: gotten; gerund or present participle: getting1.

have (something);

receive."I got a letter from him the other day"synonyms:acquire, obtain, come by, come to have, come into possession of, receive, gain, earn, win, come into, come in for, take "

I got the impression he didn't like me", be given"I was glad to get your letter"retrieve, regain (possession of), find (again), track down, she got her gloves back from the lost property office"antonyms:give, send, lose experience,

Back 1

experience, suffer, or be afflicted with (something bad).

"I got a sudden pain in my left eye"synonyms:experience, suffer, be afflicted with, undergo, sustain, feel, have"I got a sharp pain in my right arm"

receive as a punishment or penalty.

"I'll get the sack if things go wrong"

contract (a disease or ailment)."

I might be getting the flu

"synonyms:succumb to, develop, go/come down with, sicken for, fall victim to, be struck down with, be stricken with, be afflicted by/with, be smitten by/with; Morebecome infected with/by, catch, contract, become ill/sick with, fall ill/sick with, be taken ill with, show symptoms of;go down with;

informal take ill with;informaltake sick with"one winter she got flu"

Hint 1

succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain.

"I need all the sleep I can get"

move in order to pick up or bring (something);

fetch."get another chair"synonyms:fetch, collect, go for, get the children from school"antonyms:take, leave

Front 2

prepare (a meal)."

Celia went to the kitchen to start getting their dinner"

synonyms:prepare, get ready, cook, make, put together, assemble, muster, dish up, concoct; Moreinformalfix, rustle up;

informal

knock up"

I'll get supper if you wash up afterwards"tend to meet with or find in a specified place or situation."for someone used to the tiny creatures we get in England it was something of a shock"travel by or catch (a bus, train, or other form of transport)."I got a taxi across to Baker Street"synonyms:travel by/on/in, journey by/on/in; Moretake, catch, use, make use of, utilize"I got a taxi in the end"obtain (a figure or answer) as a result of calculation.

make contact with, especially by telephone.

"you can get me at home if you need me"synonyms:contact, get in touch with, communicate with, make contact with, reach, "I could get him on the radio and ask"

Back 2

respond to a ring of (a telephone or doorbell)."I'll get the door!"

informal

used to draw attention to someone whom one regards as pretentious or vain."

get her!"

reach or cause to reach a specified state or condition.

"he'd got thinner"

synonyms:become, grow, turn, go, come to be, get to be; literarywax"your tea's getting cold"used with past participle to form the passive mood."the cat got drowned"cause to be treated in a specified way."get the form signed by a doctor"induce or prevail upon (someone) to do something."they got her to sign the consent form"synonyms:persuade, induce, prevail on, influence, talk round; Morewheedle into, talk into, cajole into, inveigle into;win over, bring around, sway"we got her to go"

Hint 2

come, go, or make progress eventually or with some difficulty."Nigel got home very late"synonyms:arrive, reach, come, make it, turn up, appear, put in an appearance, make an appearance, come on the scene, come up, approach, enter, present oneself, be along, come along, materialize; Moreinformalshow up, show, roll in, roll up, blow in, show one's face"we got there early"return, come home, come back, arrive home, arrive back, come again"they should get back at dawn"antonyms:set outmove or come into a specified position, situation, or state."she got into the car"synonyms:become, grow, turn, go, come to be, get to be; literarywax"your tea's getting cold"

Front 3

catch or apprehend (someone)."

the police have got him"synonyms:apprehend, catch, arrest, capture, seize, take; Moretake prisoner, take captive, take into custody, detain, put in jail, throw in jail, put behind bars, imprison, incarcerate;

informal

collar, grab, nab, nail, run in, pinch, bust, pick up, pull in, haul in, do, feel someone's collar;informalnick

"have the police got their man?"

strike or wound (someone) with a blow or missile.

"you got me in the eye!"

informal punish, injure, or kill (someone), especially as retribution.

"I'll get you for this!

"synonyms:take revenge on, be revenged on, exact/wreak revenge on, get one's revenge on, avenge oneself on, take vengeance on, get even with, settle a/the score with, pay back, pay out, retaliate on/against, get back at, take reprisals against, exact retribution on, give someone their just deserts, give someone a dose/taste of their own medicine; Moregive/return like for like, give tit for tat,

take an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth);

informal

give someone their comeuppance;informalget one's own back on"

I'll get him for that"

Informal

be punished, injured, or killed."

wait until dad comes home, then you'll get it!"

informal

be appropriately punished or rewarded."I'll get mine, you'll get yours, we'll all get wealthy"synonyms:receive, be sent, be in receipt of, accept delivery of, be given"I was glad to get your letter"antonyms:send

Back 3

informal

annoy (someone) greatly."

cleaning the same things all the time, that's what gets me"synonyms:annoy, irritate, exasperate, anger

Hint 3

baffle (someone).

"she had got me there: I could not answer"synonyms:baffle, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify

Front 4

informal

understand (an argument or the person making it).

"What do you mean? I don't get it"

synonyms:hear, recognize, discern, distinguish, make out, pick out,

I don't get the joke

Back 4

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