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get

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  • IPA /Ι‘Ι›t/

Noun

get noun

  1. Offspring.
  2. Lineage.
  3. A difficult return or block of a shot.
  4. Something gained; an acquisition.

get noun

  1. A git.

get noun

  1. A Jewish writ of divorce.

Verb

get verb

  1. (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.β€œI'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.”
  2. To receive.β€œHe got a severe reprimand for that.”
  3. (in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.β€œI've got a concert ticket for you.”
  4. To fetch, bring, take.β€œCan you get my bag from the living-room, please?”

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