Meaning (1):
- be a mystery or bewildering to
Example in sentence:- a vexing problem;
- Got me--I don't know the answer!;
- This beats me!;
- This question really stuck me
Meaning (2):
- make (offspring) by reproduction
Example in sentence:- Abraham begot Isaac;
- John fathered four daughters
Meaning (3):
- communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
Example in sentence:- Bill called this number and he got Mary;
- The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake
Meaning (4):
- evoke an emotional response
Example in sentence:- Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time
Meaning (5):
- attract and fix
Example in sentence:- Catch the attention of the waiter;
- His look caught her;
- She caught his eye
Meaning (6):
- go or come after and bring or take back
Example in sentence:- Could you bring the wine?;
- Get me those books over there, please;
- The dog fetched the hat
Meaning (7):
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
Example in sentence:- did you catch that allusion?;
- did you get it?;
- don't catch your meaning;
- I just don't get him;
- She didn't get the joke;
- We caught something of his theory in the lecture
Meaning (8):
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
Example in sentence:- Did you catch the thief?;
- We finally got the suspect
Meaning (9):
- give certain properties to something
Example in sentence:- Don't make this into a big deal;
- get someone mad;
- He made a fool of himself at the meeting;
- Make yourself clear;
- She made us look silly;
- This invention will make you a millionaire
Meaning (10):
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
Example in sentence:- experience vertigo;
- get an idea;
- get nauseous;
- have a feeling;
- receive injuries
Meaning (11):
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
Example in sentence:- Get going!;
- He became annoyed when he heard the bad news;
- her face went red with anger;
- It must be getting more serious;
- She went into ecstasy
Meaning (12):
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Example in sentence:- Get permission to take a few days off from work;
- Get your results the next day;
- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle;
- They acquired a new pet
Meaning (13):
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Example in sentence:- Get working as soon as the sun rises!;
- He began early in the day;
- Let's get down to work now;
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia;
- We began working at dawn;
- Who will start?
Meaning (14):
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
Meaning (15):
- receive as a retribution or punishment
Meaning (16):
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
Example in sentence:- He got a girl into trouble;
- He got his squad on the ball;
- This let me in for a big surprise
Meaning (17):
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
Example in sentence:- He got AIDS;
- She came down with pneumonia;
- She took a chill
Meaning (18):
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
Example in sentence:- He got his arm broken in the scuffle;
- He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars;
- She got a bruise on her leg;
- She suffered a fracture in the accident
Meaning (19):
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
Example in sentence:- He grew a beard;
- I got funny spots all over my body;
- The patient developed abdominal pains;
- Well-developed breasts
Meaning (20):
- irritate
Example in sentence:- Her childish behavior really get to me;
- His lying really gets me
Meaning (21):
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
Example in sentence:- His movie received a good review;
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions;
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
Meaning (22):
- perceive by hearing
Example in sentence:- I didn't catch your name;
- She didn't get his name when they met the first time
Meaning (23):
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
Example in sentence:- My children finally got me to buy a computer;
- My wife made me buy a new sofa;
- The ads induced me to buy a VCR
Meaning (24):
- achieve a point or goal
Example in sentence:- Nicklaus had a 70;
- She made 29 points that day;
- The Brazilian team got 4 goals
Meaning (25):
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
Meaning (26):
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
Example in sentence:- She arrived home at 7 o'clock;
- She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
Meaning (27):
- reach and board
Example in sentence:- She got the bus just as it was leaving
Meaning (28):
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
Example in sentence:- She got the mood just right in her photographs;
- She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings
Meaning (29):
- suffer from the receipt of
Example in sentence:- She will catch hell for this behavior!
Meaning (30):
- take vengeance on or get even
Example in sentence:- That'll fix him good!;
- This time I got him;
- We'll get them!
Meaning (31):
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
Example in sentence:- The blow got him in the back;
- The punch caught him in the stomach;
- the rock caught her in the back of the head
Meaning (32):
- overcome or destroy
Example in sentence:- the cat got the goldfish;
- The ice storm got my hibiscus
Meaning (33):
- move into a desired direction of discourse
Meaning (34):
- purchase
Example in sentence:- What did you get at the toy store?
Meaning (35):
- reach by calculation
Example in sentence:- What do you get when you add up these numbers?
Meaning (36):
- acquire as a result of some effort or action
Example in sentence:- Where did she get these news?;
- You cannot get water out of a stone