to get
- verb
- /ɡɛt/
- Now, if we argue this thing out right, we can get somewhere.
- get the idea
- get it right
- get it wrong
Like you just can't really get that with stocks.
- Like you just can't really get that with stocks.
- I hadn't felt like they really got me right.
- I just don't get that one bit at all.
- When did she get that this was not OK?
Examples
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Yeah, so, the plan is to get you back in the studio...
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And as for her brother... I get the general idea.
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When did she get that this was not OK?
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Would you say we're getting close to an understanding?
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I just don't get that one bit at all.
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I remember one time I said, I don't get it, why do you like that?
Academic text (2015) -
Mr. Smith responds, "Today you will get a chance to make some of your ideas happen."
Academic text (2011) -
There may be one adult 'guru' who 'gets it', but most adults are uninformed.
Academic text (2012) -
Future research could study students in cataloging courses to get a deeper understanding of learning cataloging.
Academic text (2015) -
I just don't get that one bit at all.
Synonyms
To know the meaning of something
To understand something after someone explains it
To notice something quickly with the senses or mind
To understand something difficult clearly
To understand the meaning of something
To understand the main idea of what someone says or does
To understand what someone is saying or what is happening
Start to understand what is happening or what to do
Hear and understand what someone says when it is hard to hear
To understand the meaning of something
To understand someone tricked you and become more careful
To understand the main idea without knowing every detail
To understand what someone says
Start to understand something after finding it confusing
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To receive punishment or bad results for doing wrong
- Informal
Warn someone not to mention a topic because they talk a lot and get upset
- Informal
To try again after a failure, especially when you feel afraid
- Informal
To annoy someone a lot by small things another person does
- Informal
To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice
- Informal
To make someone understand or accept something after many tries
- Informal
To feel more energetic and creative and ready to work or think
- Offensive
Tell someone in a rude way to decide now or stop wasting time
- Informal
Tell someone to stop worrying about a problem and move on
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To meet with other people for a social event or to do something together
Compounds
A dishonest plan that promises to make you rich quickly with little work
How Well
Surface Forms
Etymology
Get comes from the old English gietan, meaning 'to reach' or 'catch', so to get an idea is like 'catching' it in your mind and understanding it.