"get" meaning in English

See get in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /gɛt/ Audio: en-us-get.ogg [US] Forms: got [past, participle], get [canonical], gets [third-person, singular], got [past], gotten [past, participle], getting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb2|get|gets|got|got|getting}} [POS TABLE], {{verb2|get|gets|got|gotten|getting}} [POS TABLE]
  1. receive or obtain.
    Sense id: simple-get-en-verb-yHJ7Cxtz
  2. become.
    Sense id: simple-get-en-verb-LyP1RAf6 Categories (other): Verbs
  3. You use get to form a passive clause.
    Sense id: simple-get-en-verb-Jj4qYa2p Categories (other): Verbs
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    },
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    },
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        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
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        "present",
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      ]
    }
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        {
          "text": "The woman goes to the store and gets a new dress."
        }
      ],
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        "receive or obtain."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The problem got worse."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "become."
      ],
      "id": "simple-get-en-verb-LyP1RAf6",
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      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He got hit by a car."
        }
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      ],
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    },
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      ]
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "get",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gets",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getting",
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      ]
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "The woman goes to the store and gets a new dress."
        }
      ],
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        "receive or obtain."
      ],
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        "Verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The problem got worse."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "become."
      ],
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      ]
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        "Verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "He got hit by a car."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/gɛt/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/gEt/"
    },
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      ],
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}

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