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# get

«get» in Mova's school dictionary: **to receive or be given: get a present** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (get, gets, got, gotten/got, getting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To get is to receive or be given: get a present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#m1)

2) To get is to go and bring something: get your coat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#m2)

3) To get is to become: get wet, get better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#m3)

4) To get to a place is to arrive there. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#m4)

5) To get something can mean to understand it: I get it! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#m5)

6) To get can mean to catch an illness or a bus: get a cold, get the bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#m6)

7) (casual) «Got» often means «have»: «I've got 3», «you got any?»; «gotta» means «have got to, must»; «get this» means «listen to this surprising thing». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#m7)

8) (rough) «Get lost!», «get out!», «get stuffed!» (UK, Australia) tell someone rudely to go away; «I'll get you» is a threat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#m8)

9) (formal) The exam voice says «obtain», «acquire», «receive», «procure», «be in receipt of». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#m9)

### sense in the lessons

receiving more («gets N more» = add); or receiving one share («How many does each child get?» = divide); in everyday life «get up», «get dressed», «get on/off the bus», «get lost», «get ready», «get better»; in maths the result: «add 3 and 4 and you get 7»; in casual talk «got» = have, «gotta», «get this»; in rough talk «get lost», «get out»; in the exam voice «acquires», «obtains», «is in receipt of»

### examples

- Sam has 7 cards. Sam gets 8 more cards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x1)
- How many does each child get? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x2)
- Ella got 6 stickers from her teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x3)
- Add 5 and 5 and you get 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x4)
- Get your coat; it's cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x5)
- I get up at seven every morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x6)
- Don't get wet in the rain! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x7)
- Oh, now I get it! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x8)
- u got any more? i only got 3 left [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x9)
- Get lost, they're my sweets! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x10)
- Gotta go, mum's here. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x11)
- Sam, being in possession of 7 cards, subsequently acquires a further 8; determine the total. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x12)
- I have not got my boots! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/#x13)

### note

«gets N more» or «acquires N more» = add; «how many does each … get» after sharing = divide. Trap: the one who gives loses what the other gets. Past «got»; US English also «gotten». «I've got 3» means I have 3 now, not that I just received 3. «get» has many meanings: read the words after it (get up, get on, get better). «Get lost!» is a rude «go away», not a real wish to lose someone.

### In the corpora

- [Job hunting means searching adverts and sending applications, often dozens before getting anywhere; many get no reply at all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/5/)
- [If prices rise and pay doesn't, a person is really getting poorer each year.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/13/)
- [These things are worrying, but they are almost never anyone's fault at home, and most families get through them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/3/)
- [Benefits are paid for by everyone's taxes as a safety net, and many families who work get some help too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/11/)
- [A welcome card from new neighbours is a friendly hello, and getting on with neighbours makes life easier.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «get» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/get/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.