get
a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
• Hypernyms:
return
1. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (Freq. 235)
- 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
• Syn:
acquire
• Derivationally related forms:
acquisitive (for: acquire), acquirable (for: acquire), acquiring (for: acquire), acquisition (for: acquire), acquirer (for: acquire), getting
• Hyponyms:
isolate, win back, get back, press out, express,
extract, capture, catch, come by, come into, buy,
purchase, lease, rent, hire, charter, engage,
take, receive, have, turn, find, glom,
enter upon, come upon, luck into, line up, get hold, come up,
accept, obtain, recover, retrieve, regain, recoup,
recuperate, reclaim, repossess, acquire, win, gain,
take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise,
pull in, bring in, garner, profit, benefit, partake,
share, partake in, preempt, collect, pick up, gather up,
call for, inherit, borrow, poll
• Verb Group:
receive, find, obtain, incur
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- The children get the ball
2. enter or assume a certain state or condition (Freq. 157)
- 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!
• Syn:
become, go
• See Also:
get on, get along, get over, get ahead
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
sober up, sober, work, take effect, run,
take, break, settle
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s Adjective
- Somebody ----s PP
- John will get angry
3. cause to move;
cause to be in a certain position or condition (Freq. 82)
- He got his squad on the ball
- This let me in for a big surprise
- He got a girl into trouble
• Syn:
let, have
• Hypernyms:
make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
4. receive a specified treatment (abstract) (Freq. 64)
- 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
• Syn:
receive, find, obtain, incur
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
take
• Verb Group:
acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. reach a destination;
arrive by movement or progress (Freq. 58)
- She arrived home at 7 o'clock
- She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
• Syn:
arrive, come
• Ant:
leave (for: arrive)
• Derivationally related forms:
comer (for: come), coming (for: come), arriver (for: arrive), arrival (for: arrive)
• Hyponyms:
land, set down, drive in, put down, bring down,
set ashore, shore, roll up, come, come in, reach,
hit, attain, flood in, pull in, get in, move in,
draw in, plump in
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
6. go or come after and bring or take back (Freq. 45)
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
• Syn:
bring, convey, fetch
• Ant:
take away (for: bring)
• Derivationally related forms:
conveyance (for: convey)
• Hypernyms:
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
• Hyponyms:
retrieve, deliver
• Verb Group:
bring, convey, take
• Entailment:
come, come up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
7. go through (mental or physical states or experiences) (Freq. 36)
- get an idea
- experience vertigo
- get nauseous
- receive injuries
- have a feeling
• Syn:
experience, receive, have
• Derivationally related forms:
experience (for: experience)
• Hypernyms:
undergo
• Hyponyms:
suffer, sustain, have, take, horripilate
• Entailment:
perceive, comprehend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
8. take vengeance on or get even (Freq. 14)
- We'll get them!
- That'll fix him good!
- This time I got him
• Syn:
pay back, pay off, fix
• Derivationally related forms:
payback (for: pay back)
• Hypernyms:
get even, get back
• Verb Group:
pay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
9. achieve a point or goal (Freq. 9)
- Nicklaus had a 70
- The Brazilian team got 4 goals
- She made 29 points that day
• Syn:
have, make
• Hypernyms:
score, hit, tally, rack up
• Verb Group:
make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
10. cause to do;
cause to act in a specified manner (Freq. 7)
- 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
• Syn:
induce, stimulate, cause, have, make
• Derivationally related forms:
causative (for: cause), causation (for: cause), cause (for: cause), stimulation (for: stimulate), stimulus (for: stimulate), inducive (for: induce), inducement (for: induce), induction (for: induce), inducer (for: induce), inducing (for: induce)
• Hyponyms:
decide, persuade, bring, solicit, encourage,
let, lead, prompt, inspire, instigate, suborn,
compel, oblige, obligate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE (for: cause)
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE (for: stimulate)
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE (for: induce)
- They get him to write the letter
11. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (Freq. 4)
- He grew a beard
- The patient developed abdominal pains
- I got funny spots all over my body
- Well-developed breasts
• Syn:
grow, develop, produce, acquire
• Derivationally related forms:
getting, development (for: develop)
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
fledge, feather, regrow, spring, sprout,
stock, stool, tiller, leaf, pod, teethe,
pupate, work up, get up, cut
• Verb Group:
develop, acquire, evolve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
12. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase (Freq. 4)
- We finally got the suspect
- Did you catch the thief?
• Syn:
catch, capture
• Derivationally related forms:
capture (for: capture), catch (for: catch)
• Hypernyms:
seize, prehend, clutch
• Hyponyms:
recapture, retake, lasso, rope
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
13. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (Freq. 4)
- He got AIDS
- She came down with pneumonia
- She took a chill
• Syn:
contract, take
• Derivationally related forms:
contracting (for: contract)
• Hypernyms:
sicken, come down
• Hyponyms:
catch
• Verb Group:
catch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
14. communicate with a place or person;
establish communication with, as if by telephone (Freq. 3)
- Bill called this number and he got Mary
- The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake
• Hypernyms:
communicate, intercommunicate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
15. give certain properties to something (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Syn:
make
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
render, let, have, leave
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
16. grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
catch
• Hypernyms:
understand
• Verb Group:
catch
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
17. move into a desired direction of discourse (Freq. 2)
- What are you driving at?
• Syn:
drive, aim
• Derivationally related forms:
drift (for: drive), drive (for: drive)
• Hypernyms:
mean, intend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
18. reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot (Freq. 1)
- the rock caught her in the back of the head
- The blow got him in the back
- The punch caught him in the stomach
• Syn:
catch
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
19. attract and fix (Freq. 1)
- His look caught her
- She caught his eye
- Catch the attention of the waiter
• Syn:
catch, arrest
• Hypernyms:
attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
20. reach by calculation (Freq. 1)
- What do you get when you add up these numbers?
• Entailment:
calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out,
reckon, figure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
21. acquire as a result of some effort or action
- You cannot get water out of a stone
- Where did she get these news?
• Hypernyms:
acquire
• Verb Group:
catch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
22. purchase
- What did you get at the toy store?
• Derivationally related forms:
getting
• Topics:
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
• Hypernyms:
buy, purchase
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
23. 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
• Syn:
perplex, vex, stick, puzzle, mystify,
baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy,
nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
• See Also:
puzzle over (for: puzzle), puzzle out (for: puzzle)
• Derivationally related forms:
stupefaction (for: stupefy), bewilderment (for: bewilder), poser (for: pose), bafflement (for: baffle), mystification (for: mystify), mystifier (for: mystify), mystery (for: mystify), puzzle (for: puzzle), puzzlement (for: puzzle), puzzler (for: puzzle)
• Hypernyms:
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle,
bedevil, confound, discombobulate
• Hyponyms:
stump, mix up, riddle, elude, escape
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
24. leave immediately;
used usually in the imperative form
- Scram!
• Syn:
scram, buzz off, fuck off, bugger off
• Hypernyms:
leave, go forth, go away
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
25. make children
- Abraham begot Isaac
- Men often father children but don't recognize them
• Syn:
beget, engender, father, mother, sire,
generate, bring forth
• Derivationally related forms:
generative (for: generate), generation (for: generate), sire (for: sire), mother (for: mother), father (for: father), begetter (for: beget)
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
26. 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
• Syn:
get down, begin, start out, start, set about,
set out, commence
• Ant:
end (for: begin)
• Derivationally related forms:
commencement (for: commence), start (for: start), starter (for: start), beginner (for: begin), beginning (for: begin)
• Hyponyms:
recommence, strike out, fall, jump off, get to,
auspicate, attack, break in, plunge, launch, come on,
embark, enter, get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving,
get weaving, get started, get rolling
• Verb Group:
begin
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing
- They get moving
27. earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- He drew a base on balls
• Syn:
draw
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
effect, effectuate, set up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
28. perceive by hearing
- I didn't catch your name
- She didn't get his name when they met the first time
• Syn:
catch
• Hypernyms:
hear
• Verb Group:
catch, take in, overhear
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
29. suffer from the receipt of
- She will catch hell for this behavior!
• Syn:
catch
• Hypernyms:
hurt, ache, suffer
• Verb Group:
catch, receive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
30. receive as a retribution or punishment
- He got 5 years in prison
• Syn:
receive
• Verb Group:
catch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
31. reach and board
- She got the bus just as it was leaving
• Hypernyms:
catch
• Verb Group:
arrive, come
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
32. irritate
- Her childish behavior really get to me
- His lying really gets me
• Syn:
get under one's skin
• Hypernyms:
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at,
irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
chafe, devil
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s to somebody
33. evoke an emotional response
- Brahms's 'Requiem' gets me every time
• Hypernyms:
touch, stir
• Verb Group:
get under one's skin
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will get him
34. apprehend and reproduce accurately
- She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings
- She got the mood just right in her photographs
• Syn:
catch
• Hypernyms:
reproduce
• Verb Group:
catch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
35. overcome or destroy
- The ice storm got my hibiscus
- the cat got the goldfish
• Hypernyms:
destroy, ruin
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
36. 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
• Syn:
suffer, sustain, have
• Derivationally related forms:
sufferer (for: suffer)
• Hypernyms:
experience, receive, have
• Hyponyms:
break down, collapse, cramp, crack up, crack,
crock up, break up
• Verb Group:
have
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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