get

verb [T] (OBTAIN)

/ɡet/ (present participle getting, past participle gotten /ˈɡɑt·ən/ or got /ɡɑt/)

Definition

› to take something into your possession, or have something happen that you accept or receive: He climbed over the fence to get his ball back. Monique raised her hand to get the teacher’s attention. Can I get you a drink? Dad keeps telling me to get a job. What did you get on the test (= What mark did you receive)? I think she gets (= earns) about $10 an hour. We don’t get much snow in this part of the country (= It does not often snow). › To get something often means to buy or pay for it: He went to the store to get milk.

(Definition of get verb (OBTAIN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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