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make children
e.g. Abraham begot Isaac
e.g. Men often father children but don't recognize them
Synonym: beget engender father mother sire generate bring forth
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undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
e.g. She suffered a fracture in the accident
e.g. He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
e.g. She got a bruise on her leg
e.g. He got his arm broken in the scuffle
Synonym: suffer sustain have
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be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
e.g. He got AIDS
e.g. She came down with pneumonia
e.g. She took a chill
Synonym: contract take
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come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
e.g. He grew a beard
e.g. The patient developed abdominal pains
e.g. I got funny spots all over my body
e.g. Well-developed breasts
Synonym: grow develop produce acquire
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give certain properties to something
e.g. get someone mad
e.g. She made us look silly
e.g. He made a fool of himself at the meeting
e.g. Don't make this into a big deal
e.g. This invention will make you a millionaire
e.g. Make yourself clear
Synonym: make
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cause to move
cause to be in a certain position or condition
e.g. He got his squad on the ball
e.g. This let me in for a big surprise
e.g. He got a girl into trouble
Synonym: let have
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
e.g. He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
e.g. It must be getting more serious
e.g. her face went red with anger
e.g. She went into ecstasy
e.g. Get going!
Synonym: become go
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
e.g. We began working at dawn
e.g. Who will start?
e.g. Get working as soon as the sun rises!
e.g. The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
e.g. He began early in the day
e.g. Let's get down to work now
Synonym: get down begin start out start set about set out commence
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receive a specified treatment (abstract)
e.g. These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
e.g. His movie received a good review
e.g. I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
Synonym: receive find obtain incur
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grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
e.g. did you catch that allusion?
e.g. We caught something of his theory in the lecture
e.g. don't catch your meaning
e.g. did you get it?
e.g. She didn't get the joke
e.g. I just don't get him
Synonym: catch
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be a mystery or bewildering to
e.g. This beats me!
e.g. Got me--I don't know the answer!
e.g. a vexing problem
e.g. This question really stuck me
Synonym: perplex vex stick puzzle mystify baffle beat pose bewilder flummox stupefy nonplus gravel amaze dumbfound
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reach by calculation
e.g. What do you get when you add up these numbers?
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cause to do
cause to act in a specified manner
e.g. The ads induced me to buy a VCR
e.g. My children finally got me to buy a computer
e.g. My wife made me buy a new sofa
Synonym: induce stimulate cause have make
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move into a desired direction of discourse
e.g. What are you driving at?
Synonym: drive aim
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communicate with a place or person
establish communication with, as if by telephone
e.g. Bill called this number and he got Mary
e.g. The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake
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take vengeance on or get even
e.g. We'll get them!
e.g. That'll fix him good!
e.g. This time I got him
Synonym: pay back pay off fix
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succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
e.g. We finally got the suspect
e.g. Did you catch the thief?
Synonym: catch capture
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reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
e.g. the rock caught her in the back of the head
e.g. The blow got him in the back
e.g. The punch caught him in the stomach
Synonym: catch
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go or come after and bring or take back
e.g. Get me those books over there, please
e.g. Could you bring the wine?
e.g. The dog fetched the hat
Synonym: bring convey fetch
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attract and fix
e.g. His look caught her
e.g. She caught his eye
e.g. Catch the attention of the waiter
Synonym: catch arrest
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overcome or destroy
e.g. The ice storm got my hibiscus
e.g. the cat got the goldfish
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earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
e.g. He drew a base on balls
Synonym: draw
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apprehend and reproduce accurately
e.g. She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings
e.g. She got the mood just right in her photographs
Synonym: catch
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evoke an emotional response
e.g. Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time
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irritate
e.g. Her childish behavior really get to me
e.g. His lying really gets me
Synonym: get under one's skin
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reach a destination
arrive by movement or progress
e.g. She arrived home at 7 o'clock
e.g. She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
Synonym: arrive come
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reach and board
e.g. She got the bus just as it was leaving
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leave immediately
used usually in the imperative form
e.g. Scram!
Synonym: scram buzz off fuck off bugger off
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go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
e.g. get an idea
e.g. experience vertigo
e.g. get nauseous
e.g. receive injuries
e.g. have a feeling
Synonym: experience receive have
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receive as a retribution or punishment
e.g. He got 5 years in prison
Synonym: receive
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suffer from the receipt of
e.g. She will catch hell for this behavior!
Synonym: catch
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perceive by hearing
e.g. I didn't catch your name
e.g. She didn't get his name when they met the first time
Synonym: catch
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purchase
e.g. What did you get at the toy store?
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
e.g. She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
e.g. They acquired a new pet
e.g. Get your results the next day
e.g. Get permission to take a few days off from work
Synonym: acquire
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achieve a point or goal
e.g. Nicklaus had a 70
e.g. The Brazilian team got 4 goals
e.g. She made 29 points that day
Synonym: have make
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acquire as a result of some effort or action
e.g. You cannot get water out of a stone
e.g. Where did she get these news?