The old NEW word "GET"

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I think we should start from old and famous words here .... Like "GET" ... As far as I know ( I am not a teacher ) it has over 32 meanings ... or something like that.

Hitchhiker · Accepted Answer

Yep, it has ALOT of meanings..

v. got, (gt) got·ten, (gtn) or got get·ting, gets
v. tr.

To come into possession or use of; receive: got a cat for her birthday.
To meet with or incur: got nothing but trouble for her efforts.

To go after and obtain: got a book at the library; got breakfast in town.
To go after and bring: Get me a pillow.
To purchase; buy: get groceries.

To acquire as a result of action or effort: He got his information from the Internet. You can't get water out of a stone.
To earn: got high marks in math.
To accomplish or attain as a result of military action.
To obtain by concession or request: couldn't get the time off; got permission to go.

To arrive at; reach: When did you get home?
To reach and board; catch: She got her plane two minutes before takeoff.
To succeed in communicating with, as by telephone: can't get me at the office until nine.
To become affected with (an illness, for example) by infection or exposure; catch: get the flu; got the mumps.

To be subjected to; undergo: got a severe concussion.
To receive as retribution or punishment: got six years in prison for tax fraud.
To sustain a stated injury to: got my arm broken.

To gain or have understanding of: Do you get this question?
To learn (a poem, for example) by heart; memorize.
To find or reach by calculating: get a total; can't get the answer.
To perceive by hearing: I didn't get your name when we were introduced.
To procreate; beget.

To cause to become or be in a specified state or condition: got the children tired and cross; got the shirt clean.
To make ready; prepare: get lunch for a crowd.
To cause to come or go: got the car through traffic.
To cause to move or leave: Get me out of here!
To cause to undertake or perform; prevail on: got the guide to give us the complete tour.

To take, especially by force; seize: The detective got the suspect as he left the restaurant.
Informal. To overcome or destroy: The ice storm got the rose bushes.
To evoke an emotional response or reaction in: Romantic music really gets me.
To annoy or irritate: What got me was his utter lack of initiative.
To present a difficult problem to; puzzle.
To take revenge on, especially to kill in revenge for a wrong.
Informal. To hit or strike: She got him on the chin. The bullet got him in the arm.
Baseball. To put out.
To begin or start. Used with the present participle: I have to get working on this or I'll miss my deadline.

To have current possession of. Used in the present perfect form with the meaning of the present: We've got plenty of cash.
Nonstandard. To have current possession of. Used in the past tense form with the meaning of the present: They got a nice house in town.
To have as an obligation. Used in the present perfect form with the meaning of the present: I have got to leave early. You've got to do the dishes.
Nonstandard. To have as an obligation. Used in the past tense with the meaning of the present: I got to git me a huntin' dog.

Guest · Answer

WOW! That was a mouthful right there! How long did it take you to write that, or did you just copy off the dictionary?

The old NEW word "GET"

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