to get
- verb
- /ɡɛt/
- So we're trying to get that done right now.
- get people to
- get one's way
- get rid of
So we're trying to get that done right now.
- So we're trying to get that done right now.
- Yes, I didn't try to get him to say yes.
- So how are you going to get these things right?
- And could very well be the climate gets colder, nobody knows.
- So there's a real incentive to screw to get quote more efficient.
Examples
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And then he, he gets me to buy it.
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Teachers have used various techniques in order to get students to pay attention to the music.
Academic text (2011) -
Do all those things and you get a response.
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So how are you going to get these things right?
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Well, when technology changes, the way people get paid needs to change.
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How am I supposed to get Mom to love you now?
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If you want to help, then get your friends to finish.
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Someone can spend countless hours trying to get those three components to work together properly.
Academic text (2011) -
Colleagues can use this wiki to get quick information on a variety of topics.
Academic text (2013) -
We need to get everyone on the same page before the meeting.
Synonyms
To arrange something or cause it to happen
To cause something to happen or be in a certain state
To make something happen
Make someone believe something is true or agree to do something
To make someone agree or do something by giving reasons
Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive
Get something you want by working to reach it
To persuade someone to do something by offering something they want
Persuade someone to do something
To get an answer or other reaction from someone by asking
Get someone to agree or do something by pressuring them
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 Persuasive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Get comes from old English gietan, which meant 'to obtain' or 'bring into reach', so to get someone to do something is to 'bring' them into that action or state.