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get
verb (CAUSE) /ɡet/ (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US gotten)Definition
B1 [T] to cause something to happen, or cause someone or something to do something: [+ adj] She had to get the kids ready for school. [+ past participle] I'm trying to get this article finished for Thursday. We get our milk delivered. [+ -ing verb] Haven't you got the photocopier working yet? [+ to infinitive] I can't get my computer to work! B2 [T + obj + to infinitive ] to persuade someone to do something: Why don't you get Nicole to come to the party? › [T + past participle] to do something to something or someone without intending to or by accident: He got his bag caught in the train doors as they were closing. I always get the two youngest sisters' names confused.
(Definition of get verb (CAUSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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