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Definition 1: get (verb)

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

Examples

Well, where would he get enough whiskey for a party.

I invited him here because it seems to be the only place in town where you can get a drink.

Good morning, Doc, what you got there?

Hey, you haven't got an umbrella. No, I'll take you to your bus.

Well... all I can say is that... We've got the best boss in New York.

If I had the dough he's got, I'd step out too. Must be a loaded laundry tonight.

Sure you got it all, Dad? Yeah. You about done?

I never did get much upbringing as a kid, and all the manners I learned was in a saloon.

Well, we still got the horse.

Yeah, but one of us could stay and hold this rim and the other one go get us fresh mounts.

We ain't got no choice. Well, who rides and who stays?

Now we've still got a three-hour drive back.

Clip: It's late. I'll go get my son. Good night. Movie: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Lesson: You poor child.
Clip: I want to run up to the attic. I want to get a couple of things. Movie: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Lesson: You poor child.
Clip: I'll get her. Movie: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Lesson: You poor child.
Clip: You've got your gall busting into my office. Movie: Angel and the Badman Lesson: That Quirt Evans is surely something.
Clip: Got it at Lake Como? Movie: Love Affair Lesson: I beg your pardon?
Clip: Have you been getting results with a line like that? Movie: Love Affair Lesson: I beg your pardon?
Clip: I'm sorry, I've got a deadline. Movie: The Last Time I Saw Paris Lesson: That's a nice laugh.
Clip: I've got a better idea, let's go to my Father's celebration. Movie: The Last Time I Saw Paris Lesson: That's a nice laugh.

Definition 2: get (verb)

enter or assume a certain state or condition

Examples

What are you getting at, Zinthrop?

Good. We'll get them ready for landing. Keep it quiet until we get instructions. Right.

Maybe we're getting' old.

If I were asleep you'd never get on the ground.

Thank you, Officer. I guess I got turned around. These streets are all mixed up in Greenwich Village. Yeah.

I don't want to get my name in the newspaper, do you? The newspaper?

Well, don't get drunk!

You know, you're getting too fat to run!

Yeah! Come on! Get on your horse! Rurales!

Come on! Get on your horse! Where's Doc?

Well, it's better'n sitting here, waiting to get shot all to hell, front and back.

And grandpa got all excited, and he shook his fist at me, and he said, Boy, you'll be damned to hell.

Clip: And if we get caught, don't go making up any stories that I did. Movie: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Lesson: You poor child.
Clip: Get in here. What? Movie: Angel and the Badman Lesson: That Quirt Evans is surely something.
Clip: She's got a cold. Movie: Love Affair Lesson: I beg your pardon?
Clip: I got scared. Movie: Love Affair Lesson: I beg your pardon?
Clip: You're getting morbid! Movie: The Amazing Mr. X Lesson: My husband died two years ago.
Clip: Uh, get the bartender here to help you with it. Movie: The Last Time I Saw Paris Lesson: That's a nice laugh.
Clip: Now, now, don't get nasty my little friends, Movie: The Wasp Woman Lesson: These are wasps.

Definition 3: get (verb)

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

Examples

See how many notches he has got in his gun.

Definition 4: get (verb)

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

Examples

I got to go on. I got to get to the telegraph station.

Definition 5: get (verb)

receive a specified treatment (abstract)

Examples

You got me that time, Mac. This American Flight 812 requesting...

Definition 6: get (verb)

cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

Examples

It gets me to Brooklyn a little quicker.

Definition 7: get (verb)

succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

Examples

They're coming to get you, Barbra.