get

UK /ɡɛt/ US /ɡɛt/
noun 8verb 5

Definitions

verb

1

To obtain; to acquire.

I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.

Lance is going to get Mary a ring.

2

To receive.

I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.

He got a severe reprimand for that.

3

To have. See usage notes.

I've got a concert ticket for you.

"Yeah, and I got a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you," was Peter's response to his wife.

4

To fetch, bring, take.

Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?

I need to get this to the office.

5

To become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).

Near-synonyms: become, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax

I'm getting hungry; how about you?

noun

1

Offspring, especially illegitimate.

At the time when I am making these observations, one of his colts is the first favourite for the Derby; and it will be recollected, that a filly of his get won the Oaks in 1808.

You must admit that the bastard get of Paul Atreides would be no more than juicy morsels for those two [tigers].

2

Lineage.

3

A difficult return or block of a shot.

4

Something gotten, something gained or won; an acquisition.

I had reconnected with the lust of my life while landing a big get for the magazine.

5

A message or post on an online platform, particularly imageboards, with a unique identifier deemed special or rare, usually due to patterns in the ID.

noun

1

Synonym of git (“contemptible person”).

Kylie: Oi, Bono! You lazy get! Have you finished my song yet?

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