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get

/ɡet/

get about

get ahead

getverb

got

Past Simple

gotten

Past Participle

getting

Gerund

/ɡet/

(past: got; pp: got (UK) / gotten (US))

Definitions

To come to have or hold something; to receive.

I hope to get a letter from my friend soon.

To understand or comprehend.

I didn't get the joke he told.

To cause to be in a certain position or condition.

Can you get the door open for me?

To reach or arrive at a destination.

We need to get to the airport by 6 PM.

To become affected by an illness or condition.

He got sick after eating the seafood.

Used to form passive voice.

My car got fixed yesterday.

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getnoun

gets

/ɡet/

/ɡɛt/

Definitions

An offspring or descendant.

The farmer was proud of the get of his prize-winning stallion.

A Jewish religious divorce document.

After much deliberation, the couple decided to proceed with the get to formalize their separation.

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