get

be a mystery or bewildering to“This beats me!”

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action“We began working at dawn”

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)“He grew a beard”

make (offspring) by reproduction“Abraham begot Isaac”

go or come after and bring or take back“Get me those books over there, please”

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract“She got a lot of paintings from her uncle”

receive a specified treatment (abstract)“These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner“The ads induced me to buy a VCR”

take vengeance on or get even“We'll get them!”

perceive by hearing“I didn't catch your name”

leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form“Scram!”

undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)“She suffered a fracture in the accident”

go through (mental or physical states or experiences)“get an idea”

achieve a point or goal“Nicklaus had a 70”

be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness“He got AIDS”

suffer from the receipt of“She will catch hell for this behavior!”

enter or assume a certain state or condition“He became annoyed when he heard the bad news”

cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition“He got his squad on the ball”

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress“She arrived home at 7 o'clock”

succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase“We finally got the suspect”

move into a desired direction of discourse“What are you driving at?”

grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of“did you catch that allusion?”

attract and fix“His look caught her”

receive as a retribution or punishment“He got 5 years in prison”

reach and board“She got the bus just as it was leaving”

apprehend and reproduce accurately“She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings”

give certain properties to something“get someone mad”

reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot“the rock caught her in the back of the head”

acquire as a result of some effort or action“You cannot get water out of a stone”

irritate“Her childish behavior really gets to me”

evoke an emotional response“Brahms's ‘Requiem’ gets me every time”

earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher“He drew a base on balls”

communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone“Bill called this number and he got Mary”

reach by calculation“What do you get when you add up these numbers?”

purchase“What did you get at the toy store?”

overcome or destroy“The ice storm got my hibiscus”

a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent