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verb

To obtain
gain, procure, acquire; see obtain 1.
To become
grow, develop into, go; see become 1.
To receive
be given, take, accept; see receive 1.
To induce
persuade, talk into, compel; see urge 2.
To catch
capture, take, occupy; see seize 2.
*To hit
sock, strike, touch; see hit 1.
*To overcome
beat, vanquish, overpower; see defeat 1, 2, 3.
To prepare
make, arrange, dress; see prepare 1.
To adjust
order, straighten, dispose; see adjust 1, 3.
To beget; used of animals
produce, generate, procreate; see propagate 1.
To contract; said of bodily disorders
fall victim to, succumb to, get sick; see catch 4.
To remove
carry away, take away, displace, cart off; see remove 1.
To learn
acquire, gain, receive; see learn 1.
*To understand
comprehend, perceive, know; see understand 1.
*To puzzle
upset, bewilder, confound; see confuse.
*To please
gratify, satisfy, amuse; see entertain 1.
*To irritate
annoy, provoke, vex; see bother 2.
*To excite
arouse, stir up, stimulate; see excite 2.
*To observe
look at, perceive, notice; see see 1.
*To arrive
come to, reach, land; see arrive 1.
To come
converge, advance, draw near; see approach 2, 3. See syn. study at obtain.

See get in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

verb

To come into possession of:
acquire, come by, gain, obtain, procure, secure, win. (Informal) land, pick up. See get
To obtain from another source:
derive, draw, take. See kin
To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort:
deserve, earn, gain, merit, win. (Informal) rate¹. See get
To gain possession of, especially after a struggle or chase:
capture, catch, net¹, secure, take. (Informal) bag. (Slang) nail. See get
To receive, as wages, for one's labor:
earn, gain, make, win. (Informal) pull down. Idioms: earn (or make) a living, earn one's keep. See give, money
To succeed in communicating with:
contact, reach. Idioms: catch up with , get hold of, get in touch with, get through to, get to. See reach
To become affected with a disease:
catch, contract, develop, sicken, take. Idiom: come down with. See get
To perceive and recognize the meaning of:
accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. (Informal) savvy. (Slang) dig. (Chiefly British) twig. (Scots) ken. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See understand
To gain knowledge or mastery of by study:
learn, master. (Informal) pick up. See teach
To be the biological father of:
beget, breed, father, procreate, sire. See kin
To cause to be in a certain state or to undergo a particular experience or action:
have, make. See cause
(Informal)
To leave hastily:
bolt, get out, run. (Informal) clear out, hotfoot, skedaddle. (Slang) hightail, scram, vamoose. Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks. See approach
To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:
argue into, bring, bring around (or round), convince, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into. See persuasion
To obtain possession or control of:
capture, gain, take, win. (Slang) cop. See get
To evoke a usually strong mental or emotional response from.
Also used with to: affect¹, impress, move, strike, touch. See touch
To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:
aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall², irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex. Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin. See feelings, pain
To come to be:
become, come, grow, turn (out), wax. See change

phrasal verb
get across

To make known:

break, carry, communicate, convey, disclose, impart, pass, report, tell, transmit. See knowledge

phrasal verb
get ahead

To gain success:

arrive, get on, go far, rise, succeed. Idioms: go places, make good, make it. See thrive

phrasal verb
get along

To live or act together in harmony:
get on, harmonize. (Informal) cotton. Idiom: hit it off. See agree
To go forward, especially toward a conclusion:
advance, come (along), march¹, move, proceed, progress. See approach
To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:
do, fare, fend, get by, manage, muddle through, shift. (Informal) make out. Idioms: make do, make shift. See thrive
To grow old:
age, get on. See youth

phrasal verb
get around

To keep away from:
avoid, burke, bypass, circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, shun. Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep (or stay) (or steer) clear of. See seek
To become known far and wide:
circulate, go around, spread, travel. Idiom: go (or make) the rounds. See knowledge

phrasal verb
get away

To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation:
abscond, break out, decamp, escape, flee, fly, run away. (Informal) skip (out). (Slang) lam. (Regional) absquatulate. Idioms: blow (or fly) the coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam. See free
To move or proceed away from a place:
depart, exit, get off, go, go away, leave¹, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. (Informal) cut out, push off, shove off. (Slang) blow¹, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach

phrasal verb
get behind

To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:

advocate, back, champion, endorse, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold. Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of. See support

phrasal verb
get by

To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:

do, fare, fend, get along, manage, muddle through, shift. (Informal) make out. Idioms: make do, make shift. See thrive

phrasal verb
get in

To come to a particular place:

arrive, check in, pull in, reach, show up, turn up. (Slang) blow in. Idiom: make (or put in) an appearance. See start

phrasal verb
get off

To go about the initial step in doing (something):
approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. (Informal) kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start
To move or proceed away from a place:
depart, exit, get away, go, go away, leave¹, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. (Informal) cut out, push off, shove off. (Slang) blow¹, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach

phrasal verb
get on

To put (an article of clothing) on one's person:
assume, don, pull on, put on, slip into, slip on. See put on
To live or act together in harmony:
get along, harmonize. (Informal) cotton. Idiom: hit it off. See agree
To gain success:
arrive, get ahead, go far, rise, succeed. Idioms: go places, make good, make it. See thrive
To grow old:
age, get along. See youth

phrasal verb
get out

To leave hastily:
bolt, run. (Informal) clear out, get, hotfoot, skedaddle. (Slang) hightail, scram, vamoose. Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks. See approach
To be made public:
break, come out, out, transpire. (Informal) leak (out). Idiom: come to light. See knowledge, show

phrasal verb
get to

To reach (a goal or objective):

arrive at, attain, come to, gain. (Informal) hit on (or upon). See start

phrasal verb
get together

To bring together:
assemble, call, cluster, collect¹, congregate, convene, convoke, gather, group, muster, round up, summon. See collect
To come together:
assemble, cluster, collect¹, congregate, convene, forgather, gather, group, muster. See collect
To come together face-to-face by arrangement:
meet¹, rendezvous. See meet
To come to an understanding or to terms:
accord, agree, coincide, concur, harmonize. See agree

phrasal verb
get up

To leave one's bed:
arise, pile, rise, roll out. (Informal) turn out. Idiom: rise and shine. See rise
To adopt a standing posture:
arise, rise, stand (up), uprise, upspring. Idiom: get to one's feet. See rise

noun

A group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors:

brood, issue, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed. See kin

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