to get
- verb
- /ɡɛt/
- Informal
- Her speech was so engaging that it could easily get the audience's interest.
- get attention
- get someone interested
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- They say stuff that they think will get listeners, viewers, readers.
Examples
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A number of the identified youngsters manifested attention-getting mechanisms in the classroom that got them into trouble.
Academic text (1991) -
In the meantime, the pro-reformers seemed to be getting the upper hand in the government.
Academic text (1996) -
It's funny to me to see people get any sort of attention.
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So, what gets you on the field?
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Well, for instance... who gets control of the TV if we both wanna watch something different?
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Women in Canada argued that the media was crucial in getting their message out to the public.
Academic text (2011) -
Don't let those idiots get in your head.
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But nobody appreciates an administrator who never lets anyone else get a word in.
Academic text (2017) -
Active learning is usually enjoyable, motivational, and effective in getting life's tasks done.
Academic text (2008) -
The magician knows how to get everyone's attention during the show.
Synonyms
To get someone's attention or interest
Annoy or upset someone gradually
To annoy someone with small repeated actions
Make someone notice you or something
Make someone notice something quickly and feel interested
To annoy someone or make them angry
To catch and hold someone's attention
To annoy someone again and again so they feel bothered
To make someone angry
Make someone notice something
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Warn someone not to mention a topic because they talk a lot and get upset
- Informal
To annoy someone a lot by small things another person does
- Informal
To make someone understand or accept something after many tries
- Informal
To try again after a failure, especially when you feel afraid
- Informal
To act as if you are better than others and tell them they are wrong
- Offensive
Tell someone in a rude way to decide now or stop wasting time
- Offensive
Receive a rude hand gesture when someone raises their middle finger
- Informal
Fail to win even a small local job because few people vote for you
Focus immediately on the most important information without extra details
- 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 Engaging
- US
- Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Get comes from old English gietan, meaning 'to reach' or 'catch', so to get someone's attention is to 'reach' them, and to get on someone's nerves is to reach their feelings in a bad way.