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Another word for get

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Verb

  1. To come into possession of

    See also:

    get

  2. To obtain from another source

    See also:

    kin

  3. To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort

    See also:

    get

  4. To gain possession of, especially after a struggle or chase

    See also:

    get

  5. To receive, as wages, for one's labor

    Idioms:
    See also:

    money

    give

  6. To succeed in communicating with

    Idioms:
    See also:

    reach

  7. To become affected with a disease

    Idioms:
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    get

  8. To perceive and recognize the meaning of

    Idioms:
    See also:

    understand

  9. To gain knowledge or mastery of by study

    See also:

    teach

  10. To be the biological father of

    See also:

    kin

  11. To cause to be in a certain state or to undergo a particular experience or action

    See also:

    cause

  12. To leave hastily

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    See also:

    approach

  13. To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way

    See also:

    persuasion

  14. To obtain possession or control of

    See also:

    get

  15. To evoke a usually strong mental or emotional response from.

    See also:

    touch

  16. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations

    Idioms:
    See also:

    pain

    feelings

  17. To come to be

    See also:

    change

Noun

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

    See also:

    kin

Idioms:

    get across

  1. To make known

    2. get ahead

  2. To gain success

    3. get along

  3. To live or act together in harmony

    4. get along

  4. To go forward, especially toward a conclusion

    5. get along

  5. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances

    6. get along

  6. To grow old

    7. get around

  7. To keep away from

    8. get around

  8. To become known far and wide

    9. get away

  9. To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation

    10. get away

  10. To move or proceed away from a place

    11. get behind

  11. To aid the cause of by approving or favoring

    12. get by

  12. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances

    13. get in

  13. To come to a particular place

    14. get off

  14. To go about the initial step in doing (something)

    15. get off

  15. To move or proceed away from a place

    16. get on

  16. To put (an article of clothing) on one's person

    17. get on

  17. To live or act together in harmony

    18. get on

  18. To gain success

    19. get on

  19. To grow old

    20. get out

  20. To leave hastily

    21. get out

  21. To be made public

    22. get to

  22. To reach (a goal or objective)

    23. get-together

  23. To bring together

    24. get-together

  24. To come together

    25. get-together

  25. To come together face-to-face by arrangement

    26. get-together

  26. To come to an understanding or to terms

    27. get up

  27. To leave one's bed

    28. get up

  28. To adopt a standing posture

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for get

Verb

  1. To obtain

    See also:

    obtain

  2. To become

    See also:

    become

  3. To receive

    See also:

    receive

  4. To induce

    See also:

    urge

  5. To catch

    See also:

    seize

  6. *To hit

    See also:

    hit

  7. *To overcome

    See also:

    defeat

  8. To prepare

    See also:

    prepare

  9. To adjust

    See also:

    adjust

  10. To beget; used of animals

    See also:

    propagate

  11. To contract; said of bodily disorders

    See also:

    catch

  12. To remove

    See also:

    remove

  13. To learn

    See also:

    learn

  14. *To understand

    See also:

    understand

  15. *To puzzle

    See also:

    confuse

  16. *To please

    See also:

    entertain

  17. *To irritate

    See also:

    bother

  18. *To excite

    See also:

    excite

  19. *To observe

    See also:

    see

  20. *To arrive

    See also:

    arrive

  21. To come

    See also:

    obtain

    approach

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • Let's get in out of this cold wind.

  • Here, then, I made my home; and although it is a lonely place I amuse myself making rustles and flutters, and so get along very nicely.

  • Let's get the kids ready to go.

  • Now go home and get some rest.

  • But how are you to get that balance?

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