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(verb) mother, generate, father, engender, sire, bring forth, beget
make children
Abraham begot Isaac; Men often father children but don't recognize them
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
She suffered a fracture in the accident; He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars; She got a bruise on her leg; He got his arm broken in the scuffle
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
He got AIDS; She came down with pneumonia; She took a chill
(verb) grow, acquire, produce, develop
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
He grew a beard; The patient developed abdominal pains; I got funny spots all over my body; Well-developed breasts
(verb) make
give certain properties to something
get someone mad; She made us look silly; He made a fool of himself at the meeting; Don't make this into a big deal; This invention will make you a millionaire; Make yourself clear
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
He got his squad on the ball; This let me in for a big surprise; He got a girl into trouble
enter or assume a certain state or condition
He became annoyed when he heard the bad news; It must be getting more serious; her face went red with anger; She went into ecstasy; Get going!
(verb) commence, start, start out, set about, set out, get down, begin
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
We began working at dawn; Who will start?; Get working as soon as the sun rises!; The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia; He began early in the day; Let's get down to work now
(verb) incur, obtain, receive, find
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation; His movie received a good review; I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
(verb) catch
grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
did you catch that allusion?; We caught something of his theory in the lecture; don't catch your meaning; did you get it?; She didn't get the joke; I just don't get him
(verb) dumbfound, bewilder, baffle, beat, amaze, puzzle, pose, mystify, nonplus, perplex, stick, stupefy, flummox, gravel, vex
be a mystery or bewildering to
This beats me!; Got me--I don't know the answer!; a vexing problem; This question really stuck me
(verb) cause, induce, have, make, stimulate
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
The ads induced me to buy a VCR; My children finally got me to buy a computer; My wife made me buy a new sofa
move into a desired direction of discourse
What are you driving at?
take vengeance on or get even
We'll get them!; That'll fix him good!; This time I got him
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
We finally got the suspect; Did you catch the thief?
(verb) catch
reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
the rock caught her in the back of the head; The blow got him in the back; The punch caught him in the stomach
go or come after and bring or take back
Get me those books over there, please; Could you bring the wine?; The dog fetched the hat
attract and fix
His look caught her; She caught his eye; Catch the attention of the waiter
(verb) draw
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
He drew a base on balls
(verb) catch
apprehend and reproduce accurately
She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings; She got the mood just right in her photographs
(verb) get under one's skin
irritate
Her childish behavior really get to me; His lying really gets me
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
She arrived home at 7 o'clock; She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
(verb) scram, bugger off, buzz off, fuck off
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
Scram!
(verb) receive, experience, have
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
get an idea; experience vertigo; get nauseous; receive injuries; have a feeling
(verb) receive
receive as a retribution or punishment
He got 5 years in prison
(verb) catch
suffer from the receipt of
She will catch hell for this behavior!
(verb) catch
perceive by hearing
I didn't catch your name; She didn't get his name when they met the first time
(verb) acquire
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
She got a lot of paintings from her uncle; They acquired a new pet; Get your results the next day; Get permission to take a few days off from work
achieve a point or goal
Nicklaus had a 70; The Brazilian team got 4 goals; She made 29 points that day