gets
Acquires or comprehends
Gets is the third-person singular of get, covering its vast range: obtains, receives, becomes, arrives, understands, fetches.
She gets nervous before flights.
He gets the joke.
The train gets in at noon.
In informal speech, gets appears in phrases like it gets me (it bothers or affects me) and what gets me is... (what irritates me is).
Changes into something else
- turns intoChanges into another form
- growsIncreases in amount
- changesAlterations or transitions
- evolvesChanges gradually over time
develops · matures · progresses · advances · improves · better · stronger · older
Comes into possession
collects · retrieves · fetches · procures · inherits · wins · accepts · takes
Gets and returns
Holds or comprehends
- comprehendsMentally takes in
- followsComes after another
- seesPerceives with eyes
- realizesComes to understand
fathoms · perceives · discerns · catches · absorbs · clicks · sinks in · dawns on
Provokes mild anger
- bothersCauses irritation or disturbance
- bugsSmall crawling creatures
- irksMildly annoys
- aggravatesMakes more severe
frustrates · riles · peeves · grates · rankles · ticks off · winds up
Rotations or chances
contracts · develops · falls ill · infection · virus · fever · cold · flu
Extends to touch
Successfully changes someone's mind
urges · coaxes · talks into · wins over · brings around · sways · influences
becomes
Changes into something else
- turns intoChanges into another form
- growsIncreases in amount
- changesAlterations or transitions
evolves · develops · matures · progresses · advances · improves · better · stronger · older · wiser
obtains
Comes into possession
secures · collects · retrieves · fetches · procures · inherits · wins · accepts · takes · grabs
retrieves
Gets and returns
grasps
Holds or comprehends
- comprehendsMentally takes in
- followsComes after another
- seesPerceives with eyes
realizes · fathoms · perceives · discerns · catches · absorbs · clicks · sinks in · dawns on · makes sense
irritates
Provokes mild anger
aggravates · frustrates · riles · peeves · grates · rankles · ticks off · winds up
turns
Rotations or chances
catches · contracts · develops · falls ill · infection · virus · fever · cold · flu · bug
reaches
Extends to touch
convinces
Successfully changes someone's mind
prompts · urges · coaxes · talks into · wins over · brings around · sways · influences
getsloses
Fails to retain
forfeits · surrenders · relinquishes · gives up · parts with
getsmisses
Fails to connect
misunderstands · overlooks · misses the point · misconstrues · confuses
- 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
get, forget, getting, forgetful, forgetting, forgetfulness, forgettable, getter, gettable