Getverb
(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
âI'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.â; âLance is going to get Mary a ring.â;
Giveverb
(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
Getverb
(transitive) To receive.
âI got a computer from my parents for my birthday.â; âYou need to get permission to leave early.â; âHe got a severe reprimand for that.â;
Giveverb
To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
âI gave him my coat.â; âI gave my coat to the beggar.â; âWhen they asked, I gave my coat.â;
Getverb
To have. See usage notes.
âI've got a concert ticket for you.â;
Giveverb
To make a present or gift of.
âI'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday.â; âShe gave a pair of shoes to her husband for their anniversary.â; âHe gives of his energies to the organization.â;
Getverb
(copulative) To become.
âI'm getting hungry; how about you?â; âDon't get drunk tonight.â;
Giveverb
To pledge.
âI gave him my word that I'd protect his children.â;
Getverb
(transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
âThat song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.â; âI'll get this finished by lunchtime.â;
Giveverb
To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
âI gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class.â; âPlease give me some more time.â;
Getverb
(transitive) To fetch, bring, take.
âCan you get my bag from the living-room, please?â; âI need to get this to the office.â;
Giveverb
To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in.
âIt gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight.â; âThe fence gave me an electric shock.â; âMy mother-in-law gives me nothing but grief.â;
Getverb
(transitive) To cause to do.
âSomehow she got him to agree to it.â; âI can't get it to work.â;
Giveverb
To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
âI want to give you a kiss.â; âShe gave him a hug.â; âI'd like to give the tire a kick.â; âI gave the boy a push on the swing.â; âShe gave me a wink afterwards, so I knew she was joking.â;
Getverb
To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
âThe actors are getting into position.â; âWhen are we going to get to London?â; âI'm getting into a muddle.â; âWe got behind the wall.â;
Giveverb
To pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like.
âGive me your hand.â; âOn entering the house, he gave his coat to the doorman.â;
Getverb
(transitive) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
âto get a mileâ;
Giveverb
To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
âMy boyfriend gave me chlamydia.â; âHe was convinced that it was his alcoholism that gave him cancer.â;
Getverb
(transitive) To cause to come or go or move.
Giveverb
(ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
âI give it ten minutes before he gives up.â; âI give it a 95% chance of success.â; âI'll give their marriage six months.â;
Getverb
(transitive) To cause to be in a certain status or position.
Giveverb
(intransitive) To yield slightly when a force is applied.
Getverb
(intransitive) To begin (doing something).
âWe ought to get moving or we'll be late.â; âAfter lunch we got chatting.â;
Giveverb
(intransitive) To collapse under pressure or force.
âOne pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below.â;
Getverb
(transitive) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
âI normally get the 7:45 train.â; âI'll get the 9 a.m. [flight] to Boston.â;
Giveverb
(transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
âThey're giving my favorite show!â;
Getverb
(transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
âCan you get that call, please? I'm busy.â;
Giveverb
(intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
âThe master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony.â;
Getverb
To be able, permitted (to do something); to have the opportunity (to do something).
âI'm so jealous that you got to see them perform live!â; âThe finders get to keep 80 percent of the treasure.â;
Giveverb
To provide a view of.
âHis window gave the park.â;
Getverb
To understand. get it}}
âYeah, I get it, it's just not funny.â; âI don't get what you mean by "fun". This place sucks!â; âI mentioned that I was feeling sad, so she mailed me a box of chocolates. She gets me.â;
Giveverb
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
âThe number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.â;
Getverb
To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
â"You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot."â;
Giveverb
To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
Getverb
(informal) To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.
âHe got bitten by a dog.â;
Giveverb
To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
Getverb
(transitive) To become ill with or catch (a disease).
âI went on holiday and got malaria.â;
Giveverb
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
âHe can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker.â;
Getverb
To catch out, trick successfully.
âHe keeps calling pretending to be my bossâit gets me every time.â;
Giveverb
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
Getverb
To perplex, stump.
âThat question's really got me.â;
Giveverb
To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
Getverb
(transitive) To find as an answer.
âWhat did you get for question four?â;
Giveverb
(dated) To grant power or permission to; to allow.
Getverb
To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.
âThe cops finally got me.â; âI'm gonna get him for that.â;
Giveverb
(reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
âThe soldiers give themselves to plunder.â; âThat boy is given to fits of bad temper.â;
Getverb
(transitive) To hear completely; catch.
âSorry, I didn't get that. Could you repeat it?â;
Giveverb
(obsolete) To become soft or moist.
Getverb
(transitive) To getter.
âI put the getter into the container to get the gases.â;
Giveverb
(obsolete) To shed tears; to weep.
Getverb
To beget (of a father).
Giveverb
(obsolete) To have a misgiving.
Getverb
(archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
âto get a lesson;â; âto get out one's Greek lessonâ;
Giveverb
To be going on, to be occurring
âWhat gives?â;
Getverb
Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
âGet her with her new hairdo.â;
Givenoun
(uncountable) The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.
âThis chair doesn't have much give.â; âThere is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs.â;
Getverb
Go away; get lost.
Giveverb
To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow.
âFor generous lords had rather give than pay.â;
Getverb
(euphemism) To kill.
âTheyâre coming to get you, Barbara.â;
Giveverb
To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy.
âWhat shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?â;
Getverb
To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
Giveverb
To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.
Getnoun
(dated) Offspring.
Giveverb
To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc.
Getnoun
Lineage.
Giveverb
To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.
âIt is given me once again to behold my friend.â; âThen give thy friend to shed the sacred wine.â;
Getnoun
A difficult return or block of a shot.
Giveverb
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show; as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.
Getnoun
Something gained.
Giveverb
To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study.
Getnoun
A git.
Giveverb
To set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; - used principally in the passive form given.
Getnoun
(Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.
Giveverb
To allow or admit by way of supposition.
âI give not heaven for lost.â;
Getnoun
Jet, the mineral.
Giveverb
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
âI don't wonder at people's giving him to me as a lover.â;
Getnoun
Fashion; manner; custom.
Giveverb
To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.
Getnoun
Artifice; contrivance.
Giveverb
To pledge; as, to give one's word.
Getnoun
Offspring; progeny; as, the get of a stallion.
Giveverb
To cause; to make; - with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc.
âBut there the duke was given to understandThat in a gondola were seen togetherLorenzo and his amorous Jessica.â;
Getnoun
A divorce granted by a Rabbi in accordance with Jewish law; also, the document attesting to the divorce.
Giveverb
To afford a view of; as, his window gave the park.
âWhatsoever we employ in charitable uses during our lives, is given away from ourselves.â; âI fear our ears have given us the bag.â; âOne that gives out himself Prince Florizel.â; âGive out you are of Epidamnum.â; âThe Babylonians had given themselves over to all manner of vice.â; âHe has . . . given upFor certain drops of salt, your city Rome.â; âI'll not state themBy giving up their characters.â;
Getverb
To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and economy; to get land by purchase, etc.
Giveverb
To give a gift or gifts.
Getverb
Hence, with have and had, to come into or be in possession of; to have.
âThou hast got the face of man.â;
Giveverb
To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.
Getverb
To beget; to procreate; to generate.
âI had rather to adopt a child than get it.â;
Giveverb
To become soft or moist.
Getverb
To obtain mental possession of; to learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; as to get a lesson; also with out; as, to get out one's Greek lesson.
âIt being harder with him to get one sermon by heart, than to pen twenty.â;
Giveverb
To move; to recede.
âNow back he gives, then rushes on amain.â;
Getverb
To prevail on; to induce; to persuade.
âGet him to say his prayers.â;
Giveverb
To shed tears; to weep.
âWhose eyes do never giveBut through lust and laughter.â;
Getverb
To procure to be, or to cause to be in any state or condition; - with a following participle.
âThose things I bid you do; get them dispatched.â;
Giveverb
To have a misgiving.
âMy mind gives ye're reservedTo rob poor market women.â;
Getverb
To betake; to remove; - in a reflexive use.
âGet thee out from this land.â; âHe . . . got himself . . . to the strong town of Mega.â;
Giveverb
To open; to lead.
âThis, yielding, gave into a grassy walk.â; âThey gave back and came no farther.â; âThe Scots battalion was enforced to give in.â; âThis consideration may induce a translator to give in to those general phrases.â; âRooms which gave upon a pillared porch.â; âThe gloomy staircase on which the grating gave.â; âIt would be well for all authors, if they knew when to give over, and to desist from any further pursuits after fame.â;
Getverb
To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased.
âWe mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get.â;
Givenoun
the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
Getverb
To arrive at, or bring one's self into, a state, condition, or position; to come to be; to become; - with a following adjective or past participle belonging to the subject of the verb; as, to get sober; to get awake; to get beaten; to get elected.
âTo get rid of fools and scoundrels.â; âHis chariot wheels get hot by driving fast.â;
Giveverb
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense;
âShe gave him a black eyeâ; âThe draft gave me a coldâ;
Getverb
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract;
âShe got a lot of paintings from her uncleâ; âThey acquired a new petâ; âGet your results the next dayâ; âGet permission to take a few days off from workâ;
Giveverb
be the cause or source of;
âHe gave me a lot of troubleâ; âOur meeting afforded much interesting informationâ;
Getverb
enter or assume a certain state or condition;
âHe became annoyed when he heard the bad newsâ; âIt must be getting more seriousâ; âher face went red with angerâ; âShe went into ecstasyâ; âGet going!â;
Giveverb
transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody;
âI gave her my moneyâ; âcan you give me lessons?â; âShe gave the children lots of love and tender loving careâ;
Getverb
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition;
âHe got his squad on the ballâ; âThis let me in for a big surpriseâ; âHe got a girl into troubleâ;
Giveverb
convey or reveal information;
âGive one's nameâ;
Getverb
receive a specified treatment (abstract);
âThese aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretationâ; âHis movie received a good reviewâ; âI got nothing but trouble for my good intentionsâ;
Giveverb
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow;
âDon't pay him any mindâ; âgive the ordersâ; âGive him my best regardsâ; âpay attentionâ;
Getverb
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress;
âShe arrived home at 7 o'clockâ; âShe didn't get to Chicago until after midnightâ;
Giveverb
organize or be responsible for;
âhold a receptionâ; âhave, throw, or make a partyâ; âgive a courseâ;
Getverb
go or come after and bring or take back;
âGet me those books over there, pleaseâ; âCould you bring the wine?â; âThe dog fetched the hatâ;
Giveverb
convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture;
âThrow a glanceâ; âShe gave me a dirty lookâ;
Getverb
of mental or physical states or experiences;
âget an ideaâ; âexperience vertigoâ; âget nauseousâ; âundergo a strange sensationâ; âThe chemical undergoes a sudden changeâ; âThe fluid undergoes shearâ; âreceive injuriesâ; âhave a feelingâ;
Giveverb
give as a present; make a gift of;
âWhat will you give her for her birthday?â;
Getverb
take vengeance on or get even;
âWe'll get them!â; âThat'll fix him good!â; âThis time I got himâ;
Giveverb
bring about;
âHis two singles gave the team the victoryâ;
Getverb
achieve a point or goal;
âNicklaus had a 70â; âThe Brazilian team got 4 goalsâ; âShe made 29 points that dayâ;
Giveverb
dedicate;
âgive thought toâ; âgive priority toâ; âpay attention toâ;
Getverb
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
âThe ads induced me to buy a VCRâ; âMy children finally got me to buy a computerâ; âMy wife made me buy a new sofaâ;
Giveverb
give or supply;
âThe cow brings in 5 liters of milkâ; âThis year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of cornâ; âThe estate renders some revenue for the familyâ;
Getverb
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase;
âWe finally got the suspectâ; âDid you catch the thief?â;
Giveverb
tell or deposit (information) knowledge;
âgive a secret to the Russiansâ; âleave your name and address hereâ;
Getverb
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);
âHe grew a beardâ; âThe patient developed abdominal painsâ; âI got funny spots all over my bodyâ; âWell-developed breastsâ;
Giveverb
bring about;
âThe trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depthâ;
Getverb
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;
âHe got AIDSâ; âShe came down with pneumoniaâ; âShe took a chillâ;
Giveverb
leave with; give temporarily;
âCan I give you my keys while I go in the pool?â; âCan I give you the children for the weekend?â;
Getverb
communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone;
âBill called this number and he got Maryâ; âThe operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquakeâ;
Giveverb
emit or utter;
âGive a gulpâ; âgive a yelpâ;
Getverb
give certain properties to something;
âget someone madâ; âShe made us look sillyâ; âHe made a fool of himself at the meetingâ; âDon't make this into a big dealâ; âThis invention will make you a millionaireâ; âMake yourself clearâ;
Giveverb
endure the loss of;
âHe gave his life for his childrenâ; âI gave two sons to the warâ;
Getverb
move into a desired direction of discourse;
âWhat are you driving at?â;
Giveverb
place into the hands or custody of;
âhand me the spoon, pleaseâ; âTurn the files over to me, pleaseâ; âHe turned over the prisoner to his lawyersâ;
Getverb
grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of;
âdid you catch that allusion?â; âWe caught something of his theory in the lectureâ; âdon't catch your meaningâ; âdid you get it?â; âShe didn't get the jokeâ; âI just don't get himâ;
Giveverb
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause;
âShe committed herself to the work of Godâ; âgive one's talents to a good causeâ; âconsecrate your life to the churchâ;
Getverb
attract and fix;
âHis look caught herâ; âShe caught his eyeâ; âCatch the attention of the waiterâ;
Giveverb
give (as medicine);
âI gave him the drugâ;
Getverb
reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot;
âthe rock caught her in the back of the headâ; âThe blow got him in the backâ; âThe punch caught him in the stomachâ;
Giveverb
give or convey physically;
âShe gave him First Aidâ; âI gave him a punch in the noseâ;
Getverb
reach by calculation;
âWhat do you get when you add up these numbers?â;
Giveverb
bestow;
âgive hommageâ; ârender thanksâ;
Getverb
acquire as a result of some effort or action;
âYou cannot get water out of a stoneâ; âWhere did she get these news?â;
Giveverb
bestow, especially officially;
âgrant a degreeâ; âgive a divorceâ; âThis bill grants us new rightsâ;
Getverb
purchase;
âWhat did you get at the toy store?â;
Giveverb
move in order to make room for someone for something;
âThe park gave way to a supermarketâ; â`Move over,' he told the crowdâ;
Getverb
perceive by hearing;
âI didn't catch your nameâ; âShe didn't get his name when they met the first timeâ;
Giveverb
give food to;
âFeed the starving children in Indiaâ; âdon't give the child this tough meatâ;
Getverb
suffer from the receipt of;
âShe will catch hell for this behavior!â;
Giveverb
contribute to some cause;
âI gave at the officeâ;
Getverb
receive as a retribution or punishment;
âHe got 5 years in prisonâ;
Giveverb
break down, literally or metaphorically;
âThe wall collapsedâ; âThe business collapsedâ; âThe dam brokeâ; âThe roof collapsedâ; âThe wall gave inâ; âThe roof finally gave under the weight of the iceâ;
Getverb
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;
âScram!â;
Giveverb
estimate the duration or outcome of something;
âHe gave the patient three months to liveâ; âI gave him a very good chance at successâ;
Getverb
reach and board;
âShe got the bus just as it was leavingâ;
Giveverb
execute and deliver;
âGive bondâ;
Getverb
irritate;
âHer childish behavior really get to meâ; âHis lying really gets meâ;
Giveverb
deliver in exchange or recompense;
âI'll give you three books for four CDsâ;
Getverb
evoke an emotional response;
âBrahms's `Requiem' gets me every timeâ;
Giveverb
afford access to;
âthe door opens to the patioâ; âThe French doors give onto a terraceâ;
Getverb
apprehend and reproduce accurately;
âShe really caught the spirit of the place in her drawingsâ; âShe got the mood just right in her photographsâ;
Giveverb
present to view;
âHe gave the sign to startâ;
Getverb
in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher;
âHe drew a base on ballsâ;
Giveverb
perform for an audience;
âPollini is giving another concert in New Yorkâ;
Getverb
overcome or destroy;
âThe ice storm got my hibiscusâ; âthe cat got the goldfishâ;
Giveverb
be flexible under stress of physical force;
âThis material doesn't giveâ;
Getverb
be a mystery or bewildering to;
âThis beats me!â; âGot me--I don't know the answer!â; âa vexing problemâ; âThis question really stuck meâ;
Giveverb
propose;
âHe gave the first of many toasts at the birthday partyâ;
Getverb
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;
âWe began working at dawnâ; âWho will start?â; âGet working as soon as the sun rises!â; âThe first tourists began to arrive in Cambodiaâ; âHe began early in the dayâ; âLet's get down to work nowâ;
Giveverb
legal use: accord by verdict;
âgive a decision for the plaintiffâ;
Getverb
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses);
âShe suffered a fracture in the accidentâ; âHe had an insulin shock after eating three candy barsâ; âShe got a bruise on her legâ; âHe got his arm broken in the scuffleâ;
Giveverb
manifest or show;
âThis student gives promise of real creativityâ; âThe office gave evidence of tamperingâ;
Getverb
make children;
âAbraham begot Isaacâ; âMen often father children but don't recognize themâ;
Giveverb
offer in good faith;
âHe gave her his wordâ;
Getverb
come to have (something); receive
âI got a letter from him the other dayâ; âwhat kind of reception did you get?â;
Giveverb
submit for consideration, judgment, or use;
âgive one's opinionâ; âgive an excuseâ;
Getverb
experience, suffer, or be afflicted with (something bad)
âI got a sudden pain in my left eyeâ;
Giveverb
guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion;
âYou gave me to think that you agreed with meâ;
Getverb
receive as a punishment or penalty
âI'll get the sack if things go wrongâ;
Giveverb
allow to have or take;
âI give you two minutes to respondâ;
Getverb
contract (a disease or ailment)
âI might be getting the fluâ;
Giveverb
inflict as a punishment;
âShe gave the boy a good spankingâ; âThe judge gave me 10 yearsâ;
Getverb
succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain
âhe got a teaching job in Californiaâ; âI need all the sleep I can getâ;
Giveverb
occur;
âwhat gives?â;
Getverb
move in order to pick up or bring (something); fetch
âI'll get you a drinkâ; âget another chairâ;
Giveverb
consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man;
âShe gave herself to many menâ;
Getverb
prepare (a meal)
âCelia went to the kitchen to start getting their dinnerâ;
Giveverb
proffer (a body part);
âShe gave her hand to her little sisterâ;
Getverb
tend to meet with or find in a specified place or situation
âfor someone used to the tiny creatures we get in England it was something of a shockâ;
Giveverb
freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone)
âhe gave the papers backâ; âthe cheque given to the jeweller proved worthlessâ; âshe gave him presents and clothesâ;
Getverb
travel by or catch (a bus, train, or other form of transport)
âI got a taxi across to Baker Streetâ;
Giveverb
administer (medicine)
âshe was given antibioticsâ;
Getverb
obtain (a figure or answer) as a result of calculation.
Giveverb
hand over (an amount) in payment; pay
âhow much did you give for that?â;
Getverb
make contact with, especially by telephone
âyou can get me at home if you need meâ;
Giveverb
used hyperbolically to express how greatly one wants to have or do something
âI'd give anything for a cup of teaâ;
Getverb
respond to a ring of (a telephone or doorbell)
âI'll get the door!â;
Giveverb
commit or entrust
âa baby given into their care by the accident of her birthâ;
Getverb
used to draw attention to someone whom one regards as pretentious or vain
âget her!â;
Giveverb
freely set aside or devote for a purpose
âcommittees who give so generously of their time and effortâ; âall who have given thought to the matter agreeâ;
Getverb
reach or cause to reach a specified state or condition
âI need to get my hair cutâ; âhe'd got thinnerâ; âit's getting lateâ; âyou'll get used to itâ;
Giveverb
(of a man) sanction the marriage of (his daughter) to someone
âhe gave her in marriage to a nobleâ;
Getverb
used with past participle to form the passive mood
âthe cat got drownedâ;
Giveverb
(of a woman) consent to have sexual intercourse with (a man)
âshe gave herself to the king in order to obtain the pardon of her fatherâ;
Getverb
cause to be treated in a specified way
âget the form signed by a doctorâ;
Giveverb
used to present a speaker or entertainer or when making a toast
âfor your entertainment this evening I give you ⊠Mister Albert DeNero!â;
Getverb
induce or prevail upon (someone) to do something
âthey got her to sign the consent formâ;
Giveverb
cause or allow (someone or something) to have or experience (something); provide with
âyou gave me such a frightâ; âthis leaflet gives our opening timesâ;
Getverb
have the opportunity to do
âhe got to try out a few of these nice new carsâ;
Giveverb
provide (love or other emotional support) to
âhis parents gave him the encouragement he needed to succeedâ;
Getverb
begin to be or do something, especially gradually or by chance
âwe got talking one eveningâ;
Giveverb
sentence (someone) to (a specified penalty)
âfor the first offence I was given a fineâ;
Getverb
come, go, or make progress eventually or with some difficulty
âNigel got home very lateâ; âhe hadn't got very far with the book yetâ;
Giveverb
allot (a score) to
âI gave it five out of tenâ;
Getverb
move or come into a specified position, situation, or state
âHenry got to his feetâ; âshe got into the carâ; âyou don't want to get into debtâ;
Giveverb
allow (someone) to have (a specified amount of time) for an activity or undertaking
âgive me a second to bring the car aroundâ; âI'll give you until tomorrow morningâ;
Getverb
succeed in making (someone or something) come, go, or move somewhere
âshe had to get them away from the rocksâ; âlet's get you homeâ;
Giveverb
pass on (an illness or infection) to (someone)
âI hope I don't give you my coldâ;
Getverb
reach a specified point or stage
âit's getting so I can't even thinkâ;
Giveverb
pass (a message) to (someone)
âgive my love to all the girlsâ;
Getverb
see have
Giveverb
make a connection to allow (someone) to speak to (someone else) on the telephone
âgive me the policeâ;
Getverb
catch or apprehend (someone)
âthe police have got himâ;
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carry out or perform (a specified action)
âhe gave the counter a polishâ; âI gave a bowâ;
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strike or wound (someone) with a blow or missile
âyou got me in the eye!â;
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produce (a sound)
âhe gave a gaspâ;
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punish, injure, or kill (someone), especially as retribution
âI'll get you for this!â;
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present (an appearance or impression)
âhe gave no sign of lifeâ;
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be punished, injured, or killed
âwait until dad comes home, then you'll get it!â;
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provide (a party or social meal) as host or hostess
âKate gave him a leaving partyâ; âa dinner given in honour of an American diplomatâ;
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be appropriately punished or rewarded
âI'll get mine, you'll get yours, we'll all get wealthyâ;
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yield as a product or result
âmilk is sometimes added to give a richer cheeseâ;
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annoy (someone) greatly
âcleaning the same things all the time, that's what gets meâ;
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emit odour, vapour, or similar substances
âsome solvents give off toxic fumesâ;
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baffle (someone)
âshe had got me there: I could not answerâ;
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concede (something) as valid or deserved in respect of (someone)
âgive him his dueâ;
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understand (an argument or the person making it)
âWhat do you mean? I don't get itâ;
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place a specified value on (something)
âhe never gave anything for French paintingâ;
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acquire (knowledge) by study; learn
âthat knowledge which is gotten at schoolâ;
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(of an umpire or referee) declare whether or not (a player) is out or offside
âGooch was given out, caught behindâ;
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an animal's offspring.
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adjudicate that (a goal) has been legitimately scored
âthe referee gave the goalâ;
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a person whom the speaker dislikes or despises.
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state or put forward (information or argument)
âhe did not give his nameâ;
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pledge or offer as a guarantee
âI give you my wordâ;
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say to (someone) as an excuse or inappropriate answer
âdon't give me any of your backchatâ;
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deliver (a judgement) authoritatively
âI gave my verdictâ;
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predict that (an activity or relationship) will last no longer than (a specified time)
âthis is a place that will not improve with timeâI give it three weeksâ;
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tell what one knows
âokay, giveâwhat's that all about?â;
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alter in shape under pressure rather than resist or break
âthat chair doesn't giveâ;
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yield or give way to pressure
âthe heavy door didn't give until the fifth pushâ; âwhen two people who don't get on are thrust together, something's got to giveâ;
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concede defeat; surrender
âI give!â;
Givenoun
capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure
âplastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous rootsâ;
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ability to adapt; flexibility
âthere is no give at all in the British positionâ;