to get it
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1.1
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɛt ɪt/
- Informal
- At first, the instructions were confusing, but now I get it and can complete the task.
- get it right
- just got it
- get it wrong
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Watch on YouTubeHey, hey, I get it, Joe gets it.
- Hey, hey, I get it, Joe gets it.
- Like to me it's like if you don't fucking get it, like good.
- You've, you've, you've got it in your hand now.
- So when you finally start to get it, somehow they sense it.
- But eventually people get it and they succeed.
- And this is where people often get it so wrong with narcissists.
Examples
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Oh, OK, I get it, I get it.
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I totally get it.
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Hey, hey, I get it, Joe gets it.
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I was never that person, but I get it so much.
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But once you get it, how you get it becomes the game.
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I get it, I get it.
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So when you finally start to get it, somehow they sense it.
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The minute we get it, I'll call ya back.
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Look, O'Neil, I get it, you want to be a serious journalist.
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I get it.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To know the meaning of something
∞
1.4
To understand what someone says or an idea
∞
2.2
To think about something and find an answer or understand it
185
3.9
To notice something that is not obvious
141
4.1
To understand something difficult clearly
140
2.7
To understand the meaning of something
78
3.9
To begin to understand something after a while
73
2.7
To understand the main idea of what someone says or does
44
3.0
Hear and understand what someone says when it is hard to hear
43
3.2
To understand what someone is saying or what is happening
35
7.8
Start to understand what is happening or what to do
13
7.0
To understand someone tricked you and become more careful
7
4.9
To begin to understand an idea after not getting it at first
4
4.5
To understand the main idea without knowing every detail
4
4.3
To understand the meaning of something
3
9.9
To understand something deeply and naturally
1
5.1
Start to understand something after finding it confusing
1
3.9
To know exactly what you must do for a task
1
8.9
To suddenly understand something you did not notice before
1
7.4
To finally understand something after some confusion
1
7.5
Start to understand something after not understanding it
To finally understand or accept something difficult
Antonyms
How Well
181
4.1
141
4.1
- Informal
∞
1.1
- Informal
∞
2.2
78
3.9
∞
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
get + it
There is a partial compositional link because 'get' can mean 'to suffer/undergo' or 'receive', so 'get' + the pronominal 'it' can be understood as 'receive it' (i.e. receive punishment). However, the pronoun 'it' is semantically empty and the specific sense 'be punished/scolded' is a conversational, context-dependent extension rather than a fully predictable combination, so a B1 learner may not reliably infer this meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
Get it comes from the simple image of picking up a thing: the verb get means to take, and it is the idea or fact you take. When you finally get it, you have taken the idea into your mind, so it means 'to understand'.