You use get with adjectives to mean 'become'. For example, if someone gets cold, they become cold, and if they get angry, they become angry. The boys were getting bored. [VERB adjective] There's no point
acquire: to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information. to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes;
Origin of Get From Middle English geten, from Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną (compare Old English ġietan, Old High German pi-gezzan 'to uphold', Gothic bi-gitan 'to find, discover'), from Proto
There are 102 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb get, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
"get" is one of the most common verbs in English, and the many meanings may be confusing for language learners. The following table indicates some of the different constructions found, along
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "Let's get down to work now"; - get down, begin, start out, start, set about, set out Undergo (as of injuries and
[transitive, no passive] get something to connect to the internet or a phone network; to receive broadcasts from a particular television or radio station 95 per cent of the UK can now get superfast broadband.
