Definition of get – Learner’s Dictionary

get

verb

/ɡet/ us

present participle getting | past tense got | past participle got | US gotten

get verb (OBTAIN)

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to obtain or buy something:

Great shoes. Where did you get them?

I need to get some bread on the way home.

[ + two objects ] I'll try to get you a ticket.

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What happens if we can't get enough tickets?
Could you get some coffee when you next go to the supermarket?
I'm just nipping down the road to get a paper.
Throw those gloves away and get some new ones.
I'm going to get a drink - I'm thirsty.

get verb (BRING)

to go somewhere and bring back someone or something:

Wait here while I get the car.

get verb (RECEIVE)

to receive something or be given something:

Did you get anything nice for your birthday?

Guy still hasn't got my email yet.

get verb (UNDERSTAND)

to understand something:

He never gets any of my jokes.

get into/off/through, etc

to move somewhere:

Get over here right now!

get sth into/down/out, etc

to move something somewhere:

Could you get that bowl down from the shelf for me?

get here/there/to the bank, etc

to arrive somewhere:

What time do you normally get home from work?

get sb/sth to do sth

to make someone or something do something:

Sorry, I couldn't get the window to shut properly.

We might be able to get dad to pay.

get to do sth

to have an opportunity to do something:

I never get to sit in the front seat.

get sick/rich/wet, etc

to become sick/rich/wet, etc:

We should go. It's getting late.

get caught/killed/married, etc

to have something done to you

get sth painted/repaired, etc

to arrange for someone to do something for you, usually for money:

I need to get my hair cut.

get cancer/flu/malaria, etc

to become sick or develop an illness:

I feel like I'm getting a cold.

get a bus/train, etc

to travel somewhere on a bus/train, etc:

Maybe we should get a taxi home.

get the phone/door informal

to answer someone calling on the telephone or waiting at the door:

Can you get the phone?

Phrasal verbs

get about
get sth across
get ahead
get along
get around sth
get around to sth
get at sb
be getting at sth
get at sth
get away

More phrasal verbs

get away with sth
get back
get sth back
get sb back
get back to sb
get back to sth
get behind
get by
get sb down
get sth down
get down to sth
get in
get into sth
get into sb
get off (sth)
Get off!
get (sb) off (sth)
get off on sth
get off with sb
get on (sth)
be getting on
get on
get on with sth
get onto sth
get out
get (sb) out
get out of sth
get sth out of sb
get sth out of sth
get over sth
get sth over with
get round
get round sth
get round sb
get through
get through to sb
get through sth
get to sb
get together
get (sb) up
get up
get up to sth