get
Acquire or become
For anyone who wants to achieve perfect fluency in English, get is the word to master.
Get is required in hundreds of phrasal verbs, idioms, and colloquial expressions as shorthand for a complex idea.
Get expresses the concept of obtain or acquire.
Get has many non-literal uses in phrasal verbs, instead signaling a change in status—such as get up, get out, and get over something.
The irregular inflections of get are got and gotten.
The latter is far more frequent in American English than in British, which typically uses got for the past participle as well as the simple past.
Come into possession of
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- buyObtain through payment
- procureObtain through effort
- secureProtected from harm
gain · collect · fetch · shop · trade · bargain · inherit · snag
Reach a destination
- destinationIntended arrival point
- accessRight to enter
- thereAt that location
- hereIn this location
home · location · travel · commute · directions · route · transport · journey
Transmit pathogens to
- sickUnwell or impressively cool
- fluContagious respiratory illness
- coldLow temperature state
- feverElevated body temperature
virus · bug · cough · illness · disease · contagious · symptoms · exposure
Rotational movement
- growIncrease in size
- changeTo make different
- transformChange completely in form
- transitionChange from one state
shift · develop · evolve · gradually · eventually · start · begin · process
comprehend
To fully understand
fathom · follow · see · catch · discern · recognize · click · dawn · sarcasm · irony
obtain
Come into possession of
secure · gain · collect · fetch · shop · trade · bargain · inherit · snag · score
arrive
Reach a destination
- destinationIntended arrival point
- accessRight to enter
- thereAt that location
here · home · location · travel · commute · directions · route · transport · journey · trip
infect
Transmit pathogens to
fever · virus · bug · cough · illness · disease · contagious · symptoms · exposure · susceptible
turn
Rotational movement
transition · shift · develop · evolve · gradually · eventually · start · begin · process · progression
salary
Fixed periodic employment payment
bonus · commission · profit · revenue · pay · compensation · stipend · fee · raise · promotion
delivery
Conveyance of goods
mail · shipment · present · invitation · message · call · letter · notification · reply · response
Grasp incorrectly
misconstrue · miss · misinterpret · miss the point · overlook
- get outDepart or escape
- get upRise from bed
- get betterTo progress or heal
- get rid ofEliminate or discard
- get readyMake preparations beforehand
- get lostDismissive order to leave
forget, getting, forgetful, gets, forgetting, forgets, beget, begetter, get-go