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get


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TO ARRIVE AT A PLACE


What time did you get there?

Synonyms and examples


arrive
After a long day's travel, we finally arrived.
reach
We won't reach Miami until evening.
make
informal
We made it to the airport just in time for our flight.
get in
The train gets in at 6:40 p.m.
turn up
informal
She turned up at my house late one night.
show up
informal
He finally showed up, three hours late.
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If you arrive somewhere, you reach a place or destination.

TO BECOME


It’s getting dark now.

Synonyms and examples


become
My arm was becoming more and more painful.
grow
Tempers had been growing more and more frayed during the evening.
go
My hair is going white.
turn
The sky turned black.
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Become means to start to be something.

TO BUY SOMETHING


I need to go to the supermarket and get some bread.

Synonyms and examples


buy
I need to buy some new shoes.
purchase
formal
She purchased a new computer.
pick something up
Can you just pop in the shop and pick up some eggs?
snap something up
informal
It was such a good deal, I snapped it up.
buy up
He bought up all the land in the area.
stock up (on)
People are stocking up on supplies in anticipation of the hurricane.
shop
I hate to shop in the evenings.
go shopping
I have to go shopping this weekend.
import
We import a large number of cars from Japan.
invest in
We've decided it's time to invest in a new computer.
treat
I'll treat you to a cup of coffee.

Antonym and example


sell
Are you selling that car? I'm interested in buying it.

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acquire
We acquired the firm last year.
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shopper
customer
punter
UKinformal
patron
consumer
business
buyer
purchaser
formal
acquirer
mainly US
goods
shopping
groceries
acquisition
merchandise
formal
merch
informal
product
wares
informal
commodity
durable goods
consumer durables
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When you buy something, you get it in exchange for money. We can also talk about a person who buys something, or the things you buy.

TO CRY


The end of that story is so sad - it really gets me!

Synonyms and examples


cry
She skinned her knee and began to cry.
weep
literary
My lady, why do you weep?
cry your eyes out
Our children cried their eyes out when our dog ran way.
sob your heart out
She waved goodbye to her parents, then went to the gate and sobbed her heart out.
cry buckets
informal
Every time I watch that film, I just cry buckets at the ending.
bawl
I bawled when I found out I didn't win the prize.
sob
He started to sob when he heard his friend had died.
blubber
informaldisapproving
Stop blubbering and pull yourself together!
grizzle
UKdisapproving
The poor baby grizzled every time I put her to bed.
burst into tears
Upon hearing the news, she burst into tears.
curst out crying
When I proposed to him, he said yes then burst out crying.
dissolve into tears
When I confronted her about not finishing her homework before going out, she dissolved into tears.
break down
The witness broke down on the stand.
lose it
informal
She made it all the way through the funeral and then lost it on the car ride home.
tear up
mainly US
I teared up when I heard I had won the contest.
mist over/up
He might have misted up a bit when the choir sang his favorite hymn.
choke up
He got all choked up while trying to give the toast at his son's wedding.
snivel
Instead of defending himself, he became a snivelling, shaking mess.
turn on the waterworks
old-fashioneddisapproving
She gave me some story about losing her wallet and turned on the waterworks, but I wasn't fooled.

Antonym and example


dry your eyes
Dry your eyes - I'm sure it will all turn out for the best.
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If you cry, you produce tears because of a strong emotion.

TO RECEIVE OR BE GIVEN SOMETHING


I got a new bike for my birthday.

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receive
You will receive your tickets by email.
obtain
After many years of trying, she finally obtained Brazilian citizenship.
gain
You will improve at the job as you gain experience.
earn
Eventually, you will earn the dog's trust.
achieve
She achieved top marks in the physics exam.
get hold of
I'm trying to get hold of tickets for the Ireland match.
get your hands on
informal
I'd like to get my hands on a 1960s Mini.
come by
I came by some interesting information yesterday.
secure
formal
He is responsible for securing funding.
acquire
It is not known how these paintings were acquired or how they came to be in the collection.
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get something for free
get something for nothing
freeload
disapproving
bum
slang
cadge
informal often informal
scrounge
informal
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If you get something, you receive it or are given it. If you get something for free, you are given it and do not have to pay for it.

TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING


I told him a joke, but he didn't get it.

Synonyms and examples


understand
I understand why he did that.
comprehend
He doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem.
get the picture
informal
OK. Don't say any more. I get the picture.
follow
It was so complicated I couldn't follow what he was saying.
grasp
I think I grasped the main points of the lecture.
digest
This chapter is so difficult to digest. I'll have to read it again later.
fathom
UK
For years, people have been trying to fathom the mysteries of the whale's song.
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If you understand something, you know how or why it works or happens.

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get


verb
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It's easy to get a loan from the bank. You'll get a spanking when your father comes home.

Synonyms


obtain
acquire
attain
receive
procure
fetch
pick up
come by
go after
secure
come into possession of
glean
meet with
achieve
win
gain
earn
realize
net
bag
reap
take
inherit
succeed to
pocket

Antonyms


give
give up
dish out
mete out
avoid
forgo
eschew
forswear
lose
relinquish
abjure
quit
New Orleans gets awfully warm in the summer.

Synonyms


become
come to be
get to be
change to
be changed to
grow
turn
turn to
turn into
be converted into
wax

Antonyms


stay
remain
Do you have time to get the car washed this morning? What time should I get lunch?.

Synonyms


have done
cause to be done
have
make ready
fix
prepare
I tried to get you, but your phone was busy. What time does the bus get to Chicago?.

Synonyms


reach
communicate with
contact
arrive
come to
get in to
meet with
transport

Antonyms


leave
separate from
avoid
Sorry, I didn't get your name. He didn't get the point of the joke.

Synonyms


understand
comprehend
grasp
learn
perceive
hear
catch
take in
fathom
figure out
follow
sense

Antonym


misunderstand
It gets me why she suddenly decided to sell the house.

Synonyms


baffle
bewilder
perplex
puzzle
confound
confuse
mystify
upset
annoy
irritate
disconcert
beat
Slang

Antonyms


make sense
be logical to
please
comfort
calm
The Opera Guild got the governor to serve as honorary chairman.

Synonyms


persuade
induce
influence
prevail upon
enlist
dispose
incline
coax
wheedle
bring round
sway
win over
talk around
suborn
predispose
move
prompt

Antonym


dissuade
The goblins will get you if you don't watch out.

Synonyms


seize
grab
capture
lay hold of
take
snatch
grasp
collar
grip
ensnare
entrap

Antonyms


let go
give up
release
free
The teacher got chicken pox from the students.

Synonyms


catch
contract
be afflicted with
suffer from
come down with

Antonyms


cure
heal
mend
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