- get⇄expr. get about,
a. to go from place to place.
Ex. Not even a cab can get about in December for the snow (F. C. Philips).
b. to become widely known; spread.
Ex. The rumour ... had got about that the timber was not his (Frank Barenglish - get⇄expr. get across (to),
a. (Informal.) to make clear, understood, or appreciated.
Ex. I sometimes wish I could get hold of some of you and shake you and get across to you that there is a way out (Billy Graham).
b. (Slang.) to reach theenglish - get⇄expr. get after,
a. to scold.
Ex. The teacher gets after everyone who comes late to school.
b. to urge.
Ex. You'd better get after him if you want his help.english - get⇄expr. get ahead. See under ahead.english
- get⇄expr. get along,
a. to go away.
Ex. Get along with you!
b. to advance.
Ex. The farther he got along in his studies, the more difficult the work became.
c. to manage.
Ex. The house isn't as large as I thought it woulenglish - get⇄expr. get around to, to find time for; turn one's attention to.
Ex. He didn't get around to visiting the dentist until he got a toothache.english - get⇄expr. get around,
a. to go from place to place.
Ex. The new roads will allow people to get around faster.
b. to become widely known; spread.
Ex. The news of the theft got around quickly.
c. to overcome.
Ex. He foundenglish - get⇄expr. get at,
a. to reach; arrive at.
Ex. The cat in the tree could not be got at without a ladder.
b. to find out; learn.
Ex. The court will get at the facts on which its judgment is to hinge (Law Times).
c. to talk abouenglish - get⇄expr. get away with, (Informal.) to take or do (something) and escape safely.
Ex. to get away with lying. It can be argued that for us to allow them to ""get away with it"" might cause us to lose prestige (Wall Street Journal).english - get⇄expr. get away,
a. to go away.
Ex. Let's get away from here. Take whatever you like, and get away (Jane Austen).
b. to escape.
Ex. The prisoner got away.
c. to start, as in a race.
Ex. The hunting party was glad toenglish - get⇄expr. get back at (or on), (Slang.) to take revenge on.
Ex. You cannot afford to be rude to a journalist. Someday he will get back on you (London Daily Chronicle).english - get⇄expr. get back,
a. to return.
Ex. It is a moot point whether the family doctor ""ousted from the hospital"" really wants to get back (Observer).
b. to recover.
Ex. Austria got back its hold on Italy (Thomas F. Tout).english - get⇄expr. get behind,
a. to support; endorse.
Ex. The district voters got firmly behind the incumbent congressman and reelected him.
b. to fail to keep up.
Ex. to get behind in schoolwork.english - get⇄expr. get by, (Informal.)
a. to pass.
Ex. Let him get by first, as he's in a great hurry.
b. to not be noticed or caught by.
Ex. Somehow the escaping convicts got by the guards.
c. (Figurative.) to make a living; manage.english - get⇄expr. get cracking. See under cracking.english
- get⇄expr. get down to,
a. to attend or apply oneself to.
Ex. Sooner or later we shall have to get down to a sober appraisal of the economic possibilities of natural gas (Manchester Guardian Weekly).
b. to make (something) into; bring to aenglish - get⇄expr. get down,
a. to come down from; descend.
Ex. to get down a ladder.
b. to depress.
Ex. Life got him down.
c. to swallow.
Ex. Get down that medicine.english - get⇄expr. get even with, to get revenge on.
Ex. The angry townsmen swore to get even with the men who had tricked them out of their savings.english - get⇄expr. get even,
a. to owe nothing.
b. to have revenge.
Ex. One should always ""get even"" in some way, else the sore place will go on hurting (Mark Twain).english - get⇄expr. get in,
a. to go in.
Ex. He hoped to get in without being seen.
b. to put in.
Ex. She kept talking, and he couldn't get a word in.
c. to arrive.
Ex. Our train should get in at about 9 P.M.
d. to gatherenglish - get⇄expr. get into,
a. to find out about.
Ex. I endeavored to get, as well as I could, into the state of national credit there (Thomas Jefferson).
b. to get control of.
Ex. A passion for sailing got into him.
c. to come to beenglish - get⇄expr. get it, (Informal.)
a. to understand.
Ex. [He is] a dissenter (get it?) from Defense Department policies (Time).
b. to be punished or scolded.
Ex. Not that it's so unusual, but the U.S. certainly is getting it from all sidenglish - get⇄expr. get nowhere. See under nowhere.english
- get⇄expr. get off on,
a. to start.
Ex. We finally got off on our vacation before summer was over.
b. to pass onto without special intention; drift onto.
Ex. During a discussion of ocean life we got off on the subject of sharks. english
get
⇄
expr. get off,
a. to come down from or out of.
Ex. to get off a horse, train, or bus.
b. to take off; remove.
Ex. Get your coat off.
c. to escape punishment.
Ex. The leaders of the rebellion were powerful enough to
a. to come down from or out of.
Ex. to get off a horse, train, or bus.
b. to take off; remove.
Ex. Get your coat off.
c. to escape punishment.
Ex. The leaders of the rebellion were powerful enough to
english
get
⇄
expr. get on to,
a. to learn; grasp.
Ex. He will get on to calculus as he keeps on working at it.
b. (British.) to communicate with.
Ex. I got on to the police (London Times).
a. to learn; grasp.
Ex. He will get on to calculus as he keeps on working at it.
b. (British.) to communicate with.
Ex. I got on to the police (London Times).
english
get
⇄
expr. get on,
a. to go up, on, or into.
Ex. to get on a ladder or a train.
b. to put on.
Ex. Get on your rubbers; we have to go out in the rain.
c. to advance.
Ex. to get on in years.
d. (Figurative.) to mana
a. to go up, on, or into.
Ex. to get on a ladder or a train.
b. to put on.
Ex. Get on your rubbers; we have to go out in the rain.
c. to advance.
Ex. to get on in years.
d. (Figurative.) to mana
english
get
⇄
expr. get one's goat. See under goat.
english
get
⇄
expr. get out of,
a. to escape from; evade.
Ex. He tried to ... get out of giving a direct reply (Earl Dunmore).
b. to help to escape.
Ex. to get one out of a predicament.
c. to draw out from; elicit.
Ex. to get mon
a. to escape from; evade.
Ex. He tried to ... get out of giving a direct reply (Earl Dunmore).
b. to help to escape.
Ex. to get one out of a predicament.
c. to draw out from; elicit.
Ex. to get mon
english
get
⇄
expr. get out,
a. to go out.
Ex. Let's get out of here!
b. to take out.
Ex. He got out his pencil and began to write.
c. to go away.
Ex. You have nothing to do here (said she): Get out! (Lord Molesworth).
d.
a. to go out.
Ex. Let's get out of here!
b. to take out.
Ex. He got out his pencil and began to write.
c. to go away.
Ex. You have nothing to do here (said she): Get out! (Lord Molesworth).
d.
english
get
⇄
expr. get over with, to come to grips with and dispose of (something unpleasant).
Ex. The Democrats view civil rights as a painful but inevitable issue which they might as well get over with as soon as possible so wounds will be healed before the .
Ex. The Democrats view civil rights as a painful but inevitable issue which they might as well get over with as soon as possible so wounds will be healed before the .
english
get
⇄
expr. get over,
a. to recover from.
Ex. She was a long time in getting over her illness.
b. to overcome.
Ex. We have happily got over the prejudice of last century (Tait's Magazine).
c. to make clear or convincing.
a. to recover from.
Ex. She was a long time in getting over her illness.
b. to overcome.
Ex. We have happily got over the prejudice of last century (Tait's Magazine).
c. to make clear or convincing.
english
get
⇄
expr. get round,
a. to outwit.
Ex. This prince was clever enough to get round the Regent (Lytton Strachey).
b. to wheedle; cajole.
Ex. The little boy always got round his grandmother by making a sad face.
a. to outwit.
Ex. This prince was clever enough to get round the Regent (Lytton Strachey).
b. to wheedle; cajole.
Ex. The little boy always got round his grandmother by making a sad face.
english
get
⇄
expr. get set, to get ready; prepare.
Ex. On your mark, get set, go!
Ex. On your mark, get set, go!
english
get
⇄
expr. get somewhere. See under somewhere.
english
get
⇄
expr. get there, to succeed.
Ex. Being ambitious and diligent, he is sure to get there.
Ex. Being ambitious and diligent, he is sure to get there.
english
get
⇄
expr. get through,
a. to make oneself or something clear or understood.
Ex. [He] told the dealers that their advertising wasn't getting through (New York Times).
b. to secure favorable action; finish.
Ex. The Irish Tithe Bill ..
a. to make oneself or something clear or understood.
Ex. [He] told the dealers that their advertising wasn't getting through (New York Times).
b. to secure favorable action; finish.
Ex. The Irish Tithe Bill ..
english
get
⇄
expr. get to, (Informal.)
a. to start.
Ex. When I got to thinking about the problem, I had an idea.
b. to reach.
Ex. How are we going to get to the public without an advertising campaign?
c. to affect or influence.
a. to start.
Ex. When I got to thinking about the problem, I had an idea.
b. to reach.
Ex. How are we going to get to the public without an advertising campaign?
c. to affect or influence.
english
get
⇄
expr. get together, (Informal.)
a. to bring or come together; meet; assemble.
Ex. Let's get together again next week.
b. (Figurative.) to come to an agreement.
Ex. The jury was unable to get together (New York Times).
a. to bring or come together; meet; assemble.
Ex. Let's get together again next week.
b. (Figurative.) to come to an agreement.
Ex. The jury was unable to get together (New York Times).
english
get
⇄
expr. get up,
a. to get out of bed; arise.
Ex. He got up at six o'clock.
b. to stand up.
Ex. The old man fell and could not get up.
c. to prepare; arrange.
Ex. He has got up the legal aspect of the question (Edmund
a. to get out of bed; arise.
Ex. He got up at six o'clock.
b. to stand up.
Ex. The old man fell and could not get up.
c. to prepare; arrange.
Ex. He has got up the legal aspect of the question (Edmund
english
get
⇄
expr. get wind of. See under wind (1).
english
get
⇄
get, verb, gotor (Archaic)gat,gotor (especially U.S.)gotten,getting,noun.
english
get
⇄
noun 1. the return of a ball difficult to reach or hit, as in tennis.
Ex. Never applaud a difficult get in the middle of a rally (London Daily Express).
2. the offspring of animals.
Ex. The term sire, incidentally, is applied only to a
Ex. Never applaud a difficult get in the middle of a rally (London Daily Express).
2. the offspring of animals.
Ex. The term sire, incidentally, is applied only to a
english
get
⇄
v.i. 1. to reach; arrive.
Ex. I got home early last night. Your letter got here yesterday.
2. to be; become.
Ex. to get sick. It is getting colder. Don't get nervous when you take the test.
3. to come or go.
Ex. We finally
Ex. I got home early last night. Your letter got here yesterday.
2. to be; become.
Ex. to get sick. It is getting colder. Don't get nervous when you take the test.
3. to come or go.
Ex. We finally
english
get
⇄
v.t. 1. to come to have; obtain; acquire.
Ex. I got a new coat yesterday. He got first prize in the spelling contest. He gets $5.00 a week for running errands.
(SYN) receive, gain.
2a. to catch; get hold of.
Ex. I have got a bad
Ex. I got a new coat yesterday. He got first prize in the spelling contest. He gets $5.00 a week for running errands.
(SYN) receive, gain.
2a. to catch; get hold of.
Ex. I have got a bad
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