Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Example: "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"
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acquire18Hypernyms (Closely Related)
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Enter or assume a certain state or condition
Example: "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"
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become12go3Hypernyms (Closely Related)
change stateturn4Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
Example: "He got his squad on the ball"
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have10let3
Receive a specified treatment (abstract)
Example: "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"
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find8incur7obtain8receive12Hypernyms (Closely Related)
change12Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
Example: "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"
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arrive9come8Hypernyms (Closely Related)
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Go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
Example: "Get an idea"
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experience21have10receive12Hypernyms (Closely Related)
undergo9Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Take vengeance on or get even
Example: "We'll get them!"
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fix13pay backpay off
Achieve a point or goal
Example: "Nicklaus had a 70"
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have10make10
Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
Example: "The ads induced me to buy a vcr"
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cause7have10induce9make10stimulate11Hypernyms (Closely Related)
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Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
Example: "We finally got the suspect"
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capture11catch12Hypernyms (Closely Related)
clutch13prehend13seize14Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
Example: "He grew a beard"
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acquire18develop13grow8produce12Hypernyms (Closely Related)
change12Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
Example: "He got aids"
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contract12take8Hypernyms (Closely Related)
come downsicken12Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
Example: "Bill called this number and he got mary"
Give certain properties to something
Example: "Get someone mad"
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make10Hypernyms (Closely Related)
alter5change12modify15Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Move into a desired direction of discourse
Example: "What are you driving at?"
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aim5drive9
Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
Example: "Did you catch that allusion?"
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catch12
Attract and fix
Example: "His look caught her"
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arrest6catch12
Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
Example: "The rock caught her in the back of the head"
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catch12
Reach by calculation
Example: "What do you get when you add up these numbers?"
Acquire as a result of some effort or action
Example: "You cannot get water out of a stone"
Purchase
Example: "What did you get at the toy store?"
Perceive by hearing
Example: "I didn't catch your name"
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catch12
Suffer from the receipt of
Example: "She will catch hell for this behavior!"
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catch12
Receive as a retribution or punishment
Example: "He got 5 years in prison"
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receive12
Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
Example: "Scram!"
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buzz offscram9
Reach and board
Example: "She got the bus just as it was leaving"
Irritate
Example: "Her childish behavior really get to me"
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get under one's skin
Evoke an emotional response
Example: "Brahms's `requiem' gets me every time"
Apprehend and reproduce accurately
Example: "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"
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catch12
Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
Example: "He drew a base on balls"
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draw8
Overcome or destroy
Example: "The ice storm got my hibiscus"