get

get
I. v. a.
1.
Procure, obtain, acquire, gain, win, earn, achieve, realize, secure, come by.
2.
Master, finish, prepare.
3.
Learn, memorize, commit to memory, get by heart.
4.
Beget, generate, engender, procreate, breed.
5.
Procure to be, cause to be, have.
6.
Persuade, induce, dispose, influence, prevail upon.
7.
Receive.
8.
[Always in past participle with have.] Have, be in possession of, possess.
II. v. n.
1.
Gain, make acquisition, increase (one's goods or position or power).
2.
Become, fall, go.
3.
Arrive, reach, win.

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  • get it — {v.} 1. See: CATCH IT. 2. To understand; comprehend; grasp. * / I can t get it, John said. Why do you spend so much on clothes. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

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