I. ˈget, ÷ˈgit verb
( got ˈgät ; got or got·ten ˈgä-t ə n ; get·ting )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse geta to get, beget; akin to Old English bi gietan to beget, Latin pre hendere to seize, grasp, Greek chandanein to hold, contain
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to gain possession of
b. : to receive as a return : earn
he got a bad reputation for carelessness
2.
a. : to obtain by concession or entreaty
get your mother's permission to go
b. : to become affected by (a disease or bodily condition) : catch
got measles from his sister
3.
a. : to seek out and obtain
hoped to get dinner at the inn
b. : to obtain and bring where wanted or needed
get a pencil from the desk
4. : beget
5.
a. : to cause to come or go
quickly got his luggage through customs
b. : to cause to move
get it out of the house
c. : to cause to be in a certain position or condition
got his feet wet
d. : to make ready : prepare
get breakfast
6.
a. : to be subjected to
got a bad fall
b. : to receive by way of punishment
c. : to suffer a specified injury to
got my nose broken
7.
a. : to achieve as a result of military activity
b. : to obtain or receive by way of benefit or advantage
he got little for his trouble
get the better of an enemy
8.
a. : seize
b. : overcome
c. : to have an emotional effect on
the final scene always get s me
d. : irritate
the delays were starting to get her
e. : puzzle
f. : to take vengeance on ; specifically : kill
g. : hit
9. : to prevail on : cause
finally got them to tidy up their room
10.
a. : have — used in the present perfect tense form with present meaning
I've got no money
b. : to have as an obligation or necessity — used in the present perfect tense form with present meaning
you have got to come
11.
a. : to find out by calculation
get the answer to a problem
b. : memorize
got the verse by heart
c. : hear
d. : understand
he got the joke
12. : to establish communication with
13. : to put out in baseball
14. : deliver 6b
the car get s 20 miles to the gallon
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to succeed in coming or going : to bring or move oneself
get away to the country
got into the car
b. : to reach or enter into a certain condition
got to sleep after midnight
c. : to make progress
hasn't gotten far with the essay
2. : to acquire wealth
3.
a. : to be able
never got to go to college
b. : to come to be — often used with following present participle
got talking about old times
4.
a. : to succeed in becoming : become
how to get clear of all the debts I owe — Shakespeare
b. : to become involved
people who get into trouble with the law
5. : to leave immediately
told them to get
verbal auxiliary
— used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a passive voice auxiliary
they got caught in the act
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- get after
- get ahead
- get a life
- get a move on
- get at
- get away with
- get cracking
- get even
- get even with
- get going
- get into
- get it
- get it on
- get on
- get one's act together
- get one's goat
- get over
- get real
- get religion
- get somewhere
- get there
- get through
- get to
- get together
- get wind of
- get with it
Usage:
The pronunciation ˈgit has been noted as a feature of some British and American dialects since the 16th century. In the phonetic spelling of his own speech Benjamin Franklin records git. However, since at least 1687 some grammarians and teachers have disapproved this pronunciation. It nonetheless remains in widespread and unpredictable use in many dialects, often, but not exclusively, when get is a passive auxiliary (as in get married ) or an imperative (as in get up! ).
II. ˈget noun
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : something begotten:
(1) : offspring
(2) : the entire progeny of a male animal
b. : lineage
2. : a return of a difficult shot in a game (as tennis)
III. ˈget noun
( plural git·tin gē-ˈtēn, ˈgi-tin)
Etymology: Late Hebrew gēṭ
Date: 1892
1. : a document of release from obligation in Jewish law ; specifically : a bill of divorce
2. : a religious divorce by Jewish law