Synonym: acquire, become, bring, bring about, fetch, gain, grow, incur, induce, influence, obtain, persuade, receive, retrieve, secure, turn. Antonym: lose. Similar words: bet, gut, jet, let, pet, set, yet, get in. Meaning: [get] n. a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent. v. 1. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 2. enter or assume a certain state or condition 3. cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition 4. receive a specified treatment (abstract) 5. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress 6. go or come after and bring or take back 7. go through (mental or physical states or experiences) 8. take vengeance on or get even 9. achieve a point or goal 10. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner 11. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase 12. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) 13. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness 14. communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone 15. give certain properties to something 16. move into a desired direction of discourse 17. grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of 18. attract and fix 19. reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot 20. reach by calculation 21. acquire as a result of some effort or action 22. purchase 23. perceive by hearing 24. suffer from the receipt of 25. receive as a retribution or punishment 26. leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form 27. reach and board 28. irritate 29. evoke an emotional response 30. apprehend and reproduce accurately 31. earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher 32. overcome or destroy 33. be a mystery or bewildering to 34. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action 35. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) 36. make children.
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181. To order a book one first had to get permission from the monastery that held the copyright.
182. The Army has set up mechanisms to help jobless ex-soldiers get work.
183. To get over you is the hardest thing in the world.
184. Every time we get a new delivery of clothes, people are queuing to snap them up.
185. We underestimated how long it would take to get there.
186. The lights changed to red before I could get across.
187. Don't be late for your interview, or you won't get the job.
188. As you get older, you have all sorts of aches and pains.
189. The crowd managed to break through the barriers and get onto the pitch.
190. She needs to work on her interview technique if she's going to get a job.
191. You get really pissed off applying for jobs all the time.
192. She also hopes her children will get a good education.
193. We'll have to get some food in for the weekend if we're having visitors.
194. He is a willing horse but he always seems to get the rotten jobs.
195. I find it hard to get my tongue round these Polish names.
196. We'll get out of this mess one way or another.
197. Get out of the house or I'll call the police.
198. We get a lot of condensation on the walls in the winter.
199. Being a quiet sort of person, I didn't want to get involved.
200. Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.
201. I figure life is a gift and I don't intend on wasting it. You never know what hand you're going to get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you.
202. The council had been handing out grants indiscriminately,[sentencedict.com] and people were hurrying to get their snouts in the trough.
203. It will be sad not to see you during the holiday when families get together.
204. I had a tussle to get the knife off him.
205. If I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn't pay any tax at all.
206. Best way to not get your heart broken, is pretend you don't have one.
207. I started to get worried when they didn't arrive home.
208. They say he's certain to get a nomination for best supporting actor.
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209. No matter what time, no matter what may happen, I will never allow yourself a little get disheartened.
210. I must go to the bank and get some money.