■ verb ( ~s , ~ting ; past got ; past participle got , N. Amer. or archaic gotten )
1》 come to have or hold; receive.
↘experience, suffer, or be afflicted with (something bad).
2》 succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain.
3》 move in order to pick up, deal with, or bring.
↘tend to meet with or find.
↘travel by or catch (a form of transport).
4》 bring or come into a specified state or condition.
↘used with past participle to form the passive mood: the cat got drowned.
↘begin to be or do something, especially gradually or by chance: we got talking.
5》 come, go, or reach: I got to the airport.
↘move or come into a specified position or state: she got into the car.
6》 ( have got ) see have .
7》 catch, apprehend, or thwart.
↘strike or wound with a blow or missile.
↘ informal punish, injure, or kill, especially as retribution.
↘( ~ one's ) informal be killed or suffer retribution.
8》 informal understand (an argument or the person making it).
9》 archaic acquire (knowledge) by study.
■ noun
1》 dated an animal's offspring.
2》 Brit. informal or dialect an unpleasant or stupid person.
Phrases
~ one's own back informal have one's revenge.
~ting on for chiefly Brit. almost (a specified time, age, or amount).
~ someone with child archaic make a woman pregnant.
Phrasal verbs
~ something across manage to communicate an idea clearly.
~ ahead become successful in one's life or career.
~ along
1》 another way of saying ~ on (in sense 2).
2》 manage to live or survive.
~ at
1》 reach or gain access to.
↘bribe or unfairly influence.
2》 informal imply.
3》 Brit. informal criticize subtly and repeatedly.
~ away
1》 escape.
2》 informal said to express disbelief or scepticism.
~ away with escape blame or punishment for.
~ back at take revenge on.
~ by manage with difficulty to live or accomplish something.
~ down N. Amer. informal dance ener~ically.
~ down to begin to do or give serious attention to.
~ off
1》 informal escape a punishment; be acquitted.
2》 go to sleep.
3》 (usu. ~ off with ) Brit. informal have a sexual encounter.
4》 N. Amer. vulgar slang have an orgasm.
~ off on informal be excited or aroused by.
~ on
1》 manage or make progress with a task.
↘ chiefly Brit. be successful in one's life or career.
2》 chiefly Brit. have a harmonious or friendly relationship.
3》 ( be ~ting on ) informal be old or comparatively old.
~ out of contrive to avoid or escape.
~ over
1》 recover from (an ailment or an unpleasant experience).
2》 overcome (a difficulty).
~ something over
1》 manage to communicate an idea or theory.
2》 promptly complete an unpleasant or tedious but necessary task.
~ round (or N. Amer. around )
1》 coax or persuade (someone) to do or allow something.
2》 deal successfully with (a problem).
↘evade (a regulation or restriction) without contravening it.
~ round to (or N. Amer. around to ) deal with (a task) in due course.
~ through
1》 pass or endure (a difficult experience or period).
2》 chiefly Brit. use up (a large amount or number of something).
3》 make contact by telephone.
↘succeed in communicating with someone.
~ to
1》 informal annoy or upset by persistent action.
2》 another way of saying ~ round to.
~ to~her gather or assemble socially or to cooperate.
~ up
1》 rise from bed after sleeping.
2》 (of wind or the sea) become strong or agitated.
~ someone up dress someone in a specified smart, elaborate, or unusual way.
~ something up prepare or organize a project or piece of work.
~ up to Brit. informal be involved in (something illicit or surprising).
Derivatives
~table adjective
Origin
ME: from ON ~a 'obtain, be~, guess'; related to OE gietan .