verb · A1

Get

GET/ɡet/

Receive, fetch, or become: get. Did you get my email? Get home, get up, and get tired are everyday patterns. Got is the past. Become is a more formal cousin for change of state.

Meaning

To receive, buy, or become.

Examples

“Did you get my email?”
“I need to get some milk.”
“She got angry, then she got tired.”

Good to know

get + noun (receive). get + adjective (become). Past: got.

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