get

To obtain; to acquire.

• I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.
• Lance is going to get Mary a ring.

To receive.

• I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
• He got a severe reprimand for that.

To have. See usage notes.

• I've got a concert ticket for you.

To fetch, bring, take.

• Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?
• I need to get this to the office.

To become, or cause oneself to become .

• I'm getting hungry; how about you?
• I'm going out to get drunk.

To cause to become; to bring about.

• That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.
• I'll get this finished by lunchtime.
• I can't get these boots off.

To cause to do.

• Somehow she got him to agree to it.
• I can't get it to work.
• I can't get it working.

To cause to come or go or move.

• I got him to his room.

To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).

• The actors are getting into position.
• When are we going to get to London?
• I'm getting into a muddle.

To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.

• to get a mile

(with full infinitive or gerund-participle) To begin (doing something or to do something).

• We ought to get moving or we'll be late.
• After lunch we got chatting.
• I'm getting to like him better now.

To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).

• I normally get the 7:45 train.
• I'll get the 9 a.m. [flight] to Boston.

To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).

• Can you get that call, please? I'm busy.

(with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).

• I'm so jealous that you got to see them perform live!
• The finders get to keep 80 percent of the treasure.
• Great. I get to clean the toilets today.

To understand.

• Yeah, I get it, it's just not funny.
• I don't get what you mean by "fun". This place sucks!
• I mentioned that I was feeling sad, so she mailed me a box of chocolates. She gets me.

To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).

• "You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot."

Used with the past participle to form the dynamic passive voice of a dynamic verb. Compared with static passive with to be, this emphasizes the commencement of an action or entry into a state.

• He got bitten by a dog.

Used with a pronoun subject, usually you but sometimes one, to indicate that the object of the verb exists, can occur or is otherwise typical.

• You get some very rude people here.
• It was the kind of shop you used to get in most small towns.

Offspring, especially illegitimate.

Lineage.

A difficult return or block of a shot.

Something gotten, something gained or won; an acquisition.

A message or post on an online platform, particularly imageboards, with a unique identifier deemed special or rare, usually due to patterns in the ID.

Synonym of git (“contemptible person”).

A Jewish writ of divorce.