English

Pronunciation

• /gεt/, /gEt/

Transitive verb

to get (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got (British), gotten (US and formerly British))

1. To obtain or acquire.
2. To receive.
3. (colloquial) To understand.
4. (colloquial) Used instead of to be as the auxiliary verb for making passive statements.

   He got bitten by a dog.

5. To become.

   get drunk

Synonyms

• (obtain): acquire, come by , get hold of , obtain, take possession of
• (receive): receive, be given
• (colloquial: understand): follow, make sense of , understand
• (colloquial: be): be
• (become): become

Translations

obtain

receive

colloquial: understand

colloquial: be

become

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbers cannot be assumed to be correct.

• Dutch: verkrijgen
• German: nehmen (1), bekommen (2), verstehen (3)
• Indonesian: ambil , bawa , terima

Related terms

Phrasal verbs

• get about
• get across
• get action
• get after
• get along
• get along with
• get around
• get around to
• get at
• get away
• get away from
• get away with
• get back
• get back to
• get behind
• get beyond
• get by
• get done
• get down
• get in
• get in with
• get into
• get into trouble
• get it into one's head
• get off
• get off easy
• get off with
• get on
• get on in years
• get on to
• get on with
• get out
• get out of
• get over
• get over with
• get round
• get round to
• get there
• get the time to
• get through
• get through to
• get to
• get to be
• get together
• get under
• get up
• get up in
• get up to

Other related terms

• get-away , getaway
• get-out
• get-rich-quick
• get-up
• get-up-and-go
• get-well-soon card

Swedish

Noun

get c (pl getter , def sing geten , def pl getterna )

1. goat