got Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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