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gets

/ɡɛts/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Offspring.
  2. Lineage.
  3. A difficult return or block of a shot.
  4. Something gained; an acquisition.
  5. (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
  6. To receive.
  7. (in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
  8. To fetch, bring, take.
  9. To become, or cause oneself to become.
  10. To cause to become; to bring about.
  11. A git.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

obtain(English)acquire(English)bring(English)bring forth(English)begin(English)set about(English)arrive(English)commence(English)drunk(English)angry(English)stuck(English)jealous(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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