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get

verb [T] (UNDERSTAND/HEAR)
 
 
/ɡet/ (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US gotten)

Definition

B2 to understand or hear something: I didn't get what he said because the music was so loud. I told that joke to Sophia, but she didn't get it.Understanding and comprehending
(Definition of get verb (UNDERSTAND/HEAR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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