to get
- verb
- /ɡɛt/
- So, every time a new instructional context begins, youth get a fresh opportunity to manage their behavior.
- get worse
- get into trouble
- get sick
But also in a way, I got bit again.
- But also in a way, I got bit again.
- I don't think anyone's getting left out to dry.
- It was about the feeling you got as you drove the car.
- I find when I'm pregnant my hair can get a little more oily.
- His lip got split as I got split and.
- I'll just wait five years and I get that reaction.
- some kind of stimulus to get sense of being alive.
- Like, did you know of anyone that got murdered in your town?
- My wife says, hey, you're getting fat, OK?
- But pretty quickly that relief will get swamped by the other sad.
- I love that I boys and girls get hard, get tough.
- I live in a place that gets in winter.
Examples
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Every year, an estimated 15 million people get a food-borne illness in their own homes.
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I get really nervous when I get up on stage.
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We thought she was getting better.
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It's gotten me through some tough times.
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In the short term, the patient needs to get some of the excess blood sugar into cells.
Academic text (2012) -
OK, well, that's what I get for playing games.
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His BMI is 35, and he struggles to get in and out of his wheelchair at times.
Academic text (2012) -
He has to get treatment for his injury after the accident.
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After the breakup, she couldn't help but get really sad for weeks.
Synonyms
To experience an illness, feeling, or problem
Start to change into a different state or role
To become a particular state, often unpleasant
To feel pain or be ill
To feel something while it happens to you
To get a reaction such as praise or criticism
To suffer a bad result because of something
To get something or learn a skill over time
To be punished or scolded for something you did
To suffer an injury or damage
To receive punishment or bad results for doing wrong
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 Affected
Surface Forms
Etymology
Get comes from old English gietan, meaning 'to receive' or 'obtain', so when you get an illness or punishment you 'receive' or suffer it.