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[1] to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
[2] to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information.
[3] to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes; fetch: Would you get the milk from the refrigerator for me?
[4] to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect: to get one's hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog out of a room.
[5] to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone.
[6] to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name.
[7] to acquire a mental grasp or command of; learn: to get a lesson.
[8] to capture; seize: Get him before he escapes!
[9] to receive as a punishment or sentence: to get a spanking; to get 20 years in jail.
[10] to prevail on; influence or persuade: We'll get him to go with us.
[11] to prepare; make ready: to get dinner.
[12] (especially of animals) to beget.
[13] Informal . to affect emotionally: Her pleas got me.
[14] to hit, strike, or wound: The bullet got him in the leg.
[15] Informal . to kill.
[16] Informal . to take vengeance on: I'll get you yet!
[17] to catch or be afflicted with; come down with or suffer from: He got malaria while living in the tropics. She gets butterflies before every performance.
[18] Informal . to puzzle; irritate; annoy: Their silly remarks get me.
[19] Informal . to understand; comprehend: I don't get the joke. This report may be crystal-clear to a scientist, but I don't get it.
[20] to come to a specified place; arrive; reach: to get home late.
[21] to succeed, become enabled, or be permitted: You get to meet a lot of interesting people.
[22] to become or to cause oneself to become as specified; reach a certain condition: to get angry; to get sick.
[23] (used as an auxiliary verb followed by a past participle to form the passive): to get married; to get elected; to get hit by a car.
[24] to succeed in coming, going, arriving at, visiting, etc. (usually followed by away, in, into, out, etc. ): I don't get into town very often.
[25] to bear, endure, or survive (usually followed by through or over ): Can he get through another bad winter?
[26] to earn money; gain.
[27] Informal . to leave promptly; scram: He told us to get.
[28] to start or enter upon the action of (followed by a present participle expressing action): to get moving; Get rolling.
[29] an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
[30] a return of a ball, as in tennis, that would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent.
[31] British Slang . something earned, as salary, profits, etc.: What's your week's get? a child born out of wedlock.
[32] get about , to move about; be active: He gets about with difficulty since his illness. to become known; spread: It was supposed to be a secret, but somehow it got about. to be socially active: She's been getting about much more since her family moved to the city. Also get around .
[33] get across , to make or become understandable; communicate: to get a lesson across to students. to be convincing about; impress upon others: The fire chief got across forcefully the fact that turning in a false alarm is a serious offense.
[34] get ahead , to be successful, as in business or society: She got ahead by sheer determination.
[35] get ahead of , to move forward of, as in traveling: The taxi got ahead of her after the light changed. to surpass; outdo: He refused to let anyone get ahead of him in business.
[36] get along , to go away; leave. get on.
[37] get around , to circumvent; outwit. to ingratiate oneself with (someone) through flattery or cajolery. to travel from place to place; circulate: I don't get around much anymore. get about.
[38] get at , to reach; touch: to stretch in order to get at a top shelf. to suggest, hint at, or imply; intimate: What are you getting at? to discover; determine: to get at the root of a problem. Informal . to influence by surreptitious or illegal means; bribe: The gangsters couldn't get at the mayor.
[39] get away , to escape; flee: He tried to get away, but the crowd was too dense. to start out; leave: The racehorses got away from the starting gate.
[40] get away with , to perpetrate or accomplish without detection or punishment: Some people lie and cheat and always seem to get away with it.
[41] get by , to succeed in going past: to get by a police barricade. to manage to exist, survive, continue in business, etc., in spite of difficulties. to evade the notice of: He doesn't let much get by him.
[42] get down , to bring or come down; descend: The kitten climbed the tree, but then couldn't get down again. to concentrate; attend: to get down to the matter at hand. to depress; discourage; fatigue: Nothing gets me down so much as a rainy day. to swallow: The pill was so large that he couldn't get it down. to relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment: getting down with a bunch of old friends.
[43] get in , to go into a place; enter: He forgot his key and couldn't get in. to arrive; come: They both got in on the same train. to become associated with: He got in with a bad crowd. to be chosen or accepted, as for office, membership, etc.: As secretary of the club, his friend made sure that he got in. to become implicated in: By embezzling money to pay his gambling debts quickly, he was getting in further and further.
[44] get off , to escape the consequences of or punishment for one's actions. to help (someone) escape punishment: A good lawyer might get you off. to begin a journey; leave: He got off on the noon flight. to leave (a train, plane, etc.); dismount from (a horse); alight. to tell (a joke); express (an opinion): The comedian got off a couple of good ones. Informal . to have the effrontery: Where does he get off telling me how to behave? Slang : Vulgar . to experience orgasm. to experience or cause to experience a high from or as if from a drug. to cause to feel pleasure, enthusiasm, or excitement: a new rock group that gets everyone off.
[45] get on /along , to make progress; proceed; advance. to have sufficient means to manage, survive, or fare. to be on good terms; agree: She simply can't get on with her brothers. to advance in age: He is getting on in years.
[46] get out , to leave (often followed by of ): Get out of here! We had to get out of the bus at San Antonio. to become publicly known: We mustn't let this story get out. to withdraw or retire (often followed by of ): He decided to get out of the dry goods business. to produce or complete: Let's get this work out!
[47] get over , to recover from: to get over an illness. get across.
[48] get through , to succeed, as in meeting, reaching, or contacting by telephone (usually followed by to ): I tried to call you last night, but I couldn't get through. to complete; finish: How he ever got through college is a mystery. to make oneself understood: One simply cannot get through to her.
[49] get to , to get in touch or into communication with; contact: It was too late by the time he got to the authorities. Informal . to make an impression on; affect: This music really gets to you. to begin: When he gets to telling stories about the war, there's no stopping him.
[50] get back , to come back; return: When will you get back? to recover; regain: He got back his investment with interest. to be revenged: She waited for a chance to get back at her accuser.
[51] get even . even1(def 26) .
[52] get going , to begin; act: They wanted to get going on the construction of the house. to increase one's speed; make haste: If we don't get going, we'll never arrive in time.
[53] get it , Informal . to be punished or reprimanded: You'll get it for breaking that vase! to understand or grasp something: This is just between us, get it?
[54] get it off , Slang : Vulgar . to experience orgasm.
[55] get it on , Informal . to work or perform with satisfying harmony or energy or develop a strong rapport, as in music: a rock group really getting it on with the audience. Slang : Vulgar . to have sexual intercourse.
[56] get it up , Slang : Vulgar . to achieve an erection of the penis.
[57] get off on , Slang . to become enthusiastic about or excited by: After years of indifference, she's getting off on baseball.
[58] get round . get around.
[59] get the lead out . lead2(def 15) .
[60] get there , to reach one's goal; succeed: He wanted to be a millionaire but he died before he got there.
[61] get together , to accumulate; gather: to get together a portfolio of 20 stocks. to congregate; meet: The alumnae chapter gets together twice a year. to come to an accord; agree: They simply couldn't get together on matters of policy.
[62] get up , to sit up or stand; arise. to rise from bed. to ascend or mount. to prepare; arrange; organize: to get up an exhibit. to draw upon; marshal; rouse: to get up one's courage. to acquire a knowledge of. (to a horse) go! go ahead! go faster! to dress, as in a costume or disguise: She got herself up as an astronaut. to produce in a specified style, as a book: It was got up in brown leather with gold endpapers.
[63] has /have got , to possess or own; have: She's got a new car. Have you got the tickets? must (followed by an infinitive): He's got to get to a doctor right away. to suffer from: Have you got a cold?
[64] Greenwich Electronic Time
[65] to come into possession of; receive or earn
[66] to bring or fetch
[67] to contract or be affected by he got a chill at the picnic
[68] to capture or seize the police finally got him
[69] (also intr) to become or cause to become or act as specified to get a window open ; get one's hair cut ; get wet
[70] (intr; foll by a preposition or adverbial particle ) to succeed in going, coming, leaving, etc get off the bus
[71] (takes an infinitive) to manage or contrive how did you get to be captain?
[72] to make ready or prepare to get a meal
[73] to hear, notice, or understand I didn't get your meaning
[74] US and Canadian informal to learn or master by study
[75] (intr often foll by to ) to come (to) or arrive (at) we got home safely ; to get to London
[76] to catch or enter to get a train
[77] to induce or persuade get him to leave at once
[78] to reach by calculation add 2 and 2 and you will get 4
[79] to receive (a broadcast signal)
[80] to communicate with (a person or place), as by telephone
[81] (also intr foll by to ) informal to have an emotional effect (on) that music really gets me
[82] informal to annoy or irritate her high voice gets me
[83] informal to bring a person into a difficult position from which he or she cannot escape
[84] informal to puzzle; baffle
[85] informal to hit the blow got him in the back
[86] informal to be revenged on, esp by killing
[87] US slang (foll by to) to gain access (to a person) with the purpose of bribing him (often foll by to) to obtain access (to someone) and kill or silence him
[88] informal to have the better of your extravagant habits will get you in the end
[89] (intr; foll by present participle ) informal to begin get moving
[90] (used as a command ) informal go! leave now!
[91] archaic to beget or conceive
[92] get even with See even 1 (def. 15)
[93] get it or get it in the neck informal to be reprimanded or punished severely
[94] get with it slang to allow oneself to respond to new ideas, styles, etc
[95] get with child archaic to make pregnant
[96] rare the act of begetting
[97] rare something begotten; offspring
[98] British slang a variant of git
[99] informal (in tennis, squash, etc) a successful return of a shot that was difficult to reach

Words related to Gettable

getaccessible, achievable, acquirable, applicable, attainable, convenient, feasible, free, handy, obtainable, possible, prepared, procurable, come-at-able

Words nearby Gettable

getgesticulation, gestosis, gesture, gesualdo, gesundheit, get, get a bang out of, get a break, get a charge, get a dirty look, get a dose of one's own medicine

Origin of Gettable

11150–1200; (v.) Middle English geten < Old Norse geta to obtain, beget; cognate with Old English -gietan (> Middle English yeten ), German -gessen, in vergessen to forget; (noun) Middle English: something gotten, offspring, derivative of the v.

Other words from Gettable

get·ta·ble , get·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Gettable

Old English gietan; related to Old Norse geta to get, learn, Old High German bigezzan to obtain

Synonyms for Gettable

accessible, achievable, acquirable, applicable, at hand, at one's disposal, attainable, come-at-able, convenient, derivable from, feasible, free, getatable, handy, obtainable, on deck, on hand, on tap, open to, possible, prepared, procurable, purcha