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- checksums.yaml +4 -4
- data/lib/oxford_learners_dictionaries/english.rb +6 -4
- data/lib/oxford_learners_dictionaries/version.rb +1 -1
- data/oxford_learners_dictionaries.gemspec +1 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_English/looking_up_a_word/getting_type_from_words/when_its_a_noun/matches_noun.yml +1810 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_English/looking_up_a_word/getting_type_from_words/when_its_a_verb/matches_verb.yml +2584 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_English/looking_up_a_word/getting_type_from_words/when_its_an_adverb/matches_adverb.yml +1076 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_English/looking_up_a_word/important_words/_get/counts_3_definitions.yml +3828 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_English/looking_up_a_word/important_words/_get/matches_noun.yml +3828 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_English/looking_up_a_word/important_words/_take/counts_3_definitions.yml +4041 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_English/looking_up_a_word/important_words/_take/matches_noun.yml +4042 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_English/looking_up_a_word/when_a_word_has_more_than_one_definitions/counts_3_definitions.yml +1810 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_English/looking_up_a_word/when_a_word_has_more_than_one_definitions/shows_all_definitions_in_Hash.yml +1810 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_English/looking_up_a_word/when_a_word_has_only_one_definition/counts_1_definition.yml +1130 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_English/looking_up_a_word/when_a_word_has_only_one_definition/shows_definition_in_Hash.yml +1130 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_WordOfTheDay/_initialize/gets_short_definition_for_wotd.yml +737 -0
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- data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_WordOfTheDay/_look_up/when_word_is_valid/matches_description_count.yml +1761 -0
- data/spec/oxford_learners_dictionaries/english_spec.rb +9 -12
- data/spec/oxford_learners_dictionaries/word_of_the_day_spec.rb +11 -15
- data/spec/spec_helper.rb +9 -0
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<div id="entryContent"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="entry" id="get"><ol class="h-g" id="get__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="get__2">
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<a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">get</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span><!-- End of DIV webtop-g--></div><span class="pos-g" id="get__10"><span class="pos" id="get__11">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="get__12" psg="ald8_get_prongs_1" resource="phonetics" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="get__13" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">BrE</span> <span class="phon" eid="get__14"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ɡet<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/g/get/get__/get__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/g/get/get__/get__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="get__15" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">NAmE</span> <span class="phon" eid="get__16"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ɡet<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/g/get/get__/get__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/g/get/get__/get__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div></span><!-- End of DIV pron-gs ei-g--></div><span class="un" id="get__17" un="help">In spoken <span class="label-g" id="get__18" pnc="n"><span class="geo" id="get__19" geo="n_am">North American English</span></span> the past participle <span class="eb" id="get__20">gotten</span> <span class="eph" id="get__21"><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈɡɑːtn<span class="wrap">/</span></span> is almost always used.</span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="get__22" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" form="root" id="get__23"><span class="vp" id="get__24"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> get</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="get__25" psg="ald8_get_prongs_1" resource="phonetics" verbform="y" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="get__26" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">BrE</span> <span class="phon" eid="get__27"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ɡet<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/g/get/get__/get__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/g/get/get__/get__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="get__28" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">NAmE</span> <span class="phon" eid="get__29"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ɡet<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/g/get/get__/get__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/g/get/get__/get__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div></span><!-- End of DIV pron-gs ei-g--></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="thirdps" id="get__30"><span class="vp" id="get__31"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> gets</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="get__32" psg="ald8_get_prongs_3" resource="phonetics" verbform="y" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="get__33" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">BrE</span> <span class="phon" eid="get__34"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ɡets<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/g/get/gets_/gets__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/g/get/gets_/gets__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="get__35" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">NAmE</span> <span class="phon" eid="get__36"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ɡets<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/g/get/gets_/gets__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/g/get/gets_/gets__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div></span><!-- End of DIV pron-gs ei-g--></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" id="get__37"><span class="vp" id="get__38"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> got</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="get__39" psg="ald8_got_prongs_1" resource="phonetics" verbform="y" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="get__40" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">BrE</span> <span class="phon" eid="get__41"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ɡɒt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/g/got/got__/got__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/g/got/got__/got__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="get__42" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">NAmE</span> <span class="phon" eid="get__43"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ɡɑːt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/g/got/got__/got__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/g/got/got__/got__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div></span><!-- End of DIV pron-gs ei-g--></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" id="get__44"><span class="vp" id="get__45"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> got</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="get__46" psg="ald8_got_prongs_1" resource="phonetics" verbform="y" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="get__47" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">BrE</span> <span class="phon" eid="get__48"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ɡɒt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/g/got/got__/got__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/g/got/got__/got__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="get__49" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">NAmE</span> <span class="phon" eid="get__50"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ɡɑːt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/g/got/got__/got__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/g/got/got__/got__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div></span><!-- End of DIV pron-gs ei-g--></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" id="get__51"><span class="vp" id="get__52"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> getting</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="get__53" psg="ald8_getting_prongs_1" resource="phonetics" verbform="y" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="get__54" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">BrE</span> <span class="phon" eid="get__55"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈɡetɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/g/get/getti/getting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/g/get/getti/getting__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="get__56" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">NAmE</span> <span class="phon" eid="get__57"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈɡetɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/g/get/getti/getting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/g/get/getti/getting__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div></span><!-- End 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<a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="get__103"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__104" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__105" gram="nopass">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="get__106">to obtain something</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__107"><span class="x-g" id="get__108"> <span class="cf" id="get__109"><span class="exp" id="get__110">get</span> something</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__111" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__112">Where did you get <span class="gl" id="get__113"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> buy<span class="wrap">)</span></span> that skirt?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__116"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__117" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__118">Did you manage to get tickets for the concert?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__121"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__122" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__123">She opened the door wider to get a better look.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__126"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__127" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__128">Try to get some sleep.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__131"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__132" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__133">He has just got a new job.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__136"> <span class="cf" id="get__137"><span class="exp" id="get__138">get</span> something for somebody</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__139" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__140">Did you get a present for your mother?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__143"> <span class="cf" id="get__144"><span class="exp" id="get__145">get</span> somebody/yourself something</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__146" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__147">Did you get your mother a present?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__150"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__151" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__152">Why don't you get yourself a car?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__155"> <span class="x" id="get__156">$100 will get you the basic model.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__157"> <span class="x" id="get__158">You can get the basic model for $100.</span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" id="get__159" ox3000="y"><span class="num">3 </span><span class="sym_first">
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<a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="get__160"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__161" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__162" gram="nopass">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__163"><span class="exp" id="get__164">get</span> something (for something)</span> <span class="def" id="get__165">to obtain or receive an amount of money by selling something</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__166"><span class="x-g" id="get__167"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__168" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__169">How much did you get for your car?</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__172"> <span class="shcut" id="get__173">bring</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__174" ox3000="y"><span class="num">4 </span><span class="sym_first">
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<a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="get__175"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__176" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="get__177">to go to a place and bring somebody/something back</span> <span class="xr-gs" id="get__178"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fetch" title="fetch definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__179"><span class="xh" id="get__180">fetch</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="get__181"><span class="x-g" id="get__182"> <span class="cf" id="get__183"><span class="exp" id="get__184">get</span> somebody/something</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__185" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__186">Quick—<span class="cl"><strong>go and get</strong></span> a cloth!</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__190"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__191" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__192">Somebody get a doctor!</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__195"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__196" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__197">I have to go and get my mother from the airport <span class="gl" id="get__198"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> collect her<span class="wrap">)</span></span>.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__201"> <span class="cf" id="get__202"><span class="exp" id="get__203">get</span> something for somebody</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__204" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__205">Get a drink for John.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__208"> <span class="cf" id="get__209"><span class="exp" id="get__210">get</span> somebody/yourself something</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__211" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__212">Get John a drink.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__215"> <span class="shcut" id="get__216">punishment</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__217"><span class="num">5</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__218"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__219" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__220" gram="nopass">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__221"><span class="exp" id="get__222">get</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="get__223">to receive something as a punishment</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__224"><span class="x-g" id="get__225"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__226" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__227">He got ten years <span class="gl" id="get__228"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> was sent to prison for ten years<span class="wrap">)</span></span> for armed robbery.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__231"> <span class="shcut" id="get__232">broadcasts</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__233"><span class="num">6</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__234"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__235" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__236" gram="nopass">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__237"><span class="exp" id="get__238">get</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="get__239">to receive broadcasts from a particular television or radio station</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__240"><span class="x-g" id="get__241"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__242" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__243">We can't get Channel 5 in our area.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__246"> <span class="shcut" id="get__247">buy</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__248"><span class="num">7</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__249"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__250" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__251" gram="nopass">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__252"><span class="exp" id="get__253">get</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="get__254">to buy something, for example a newspaper or magazine, regularly</span> <span class="xr-gs" id="get__255"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/take_1" title="take definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__256"><span class="xh" id="get__257">take</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="get__258"><span class="x-g" id="get__259"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__260" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__261">Which newspaper do you get?</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__264"> <span class="shcut" id="get__265">mark/grade</span><li 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<a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="get__282"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__283" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__284" gram="nopass">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__285"><span class="exp" id="get__286">get</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="get__287">to become infected with an illness; to suffer from a pain, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__288"><span class="x-g" id="get__289"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__290" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__291">I got this cold off <span class="gl" id="get__292"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> from<span class="wrap">)</span></span> you!</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__295"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__296" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__297">She gets <span class="gl" id="get__298"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> often suffers from<span class="wrap">)</span></span> really bad headaches.</span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs"><span class="prefix">See related entries:</span> <a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/being_ill/get_2" title="Topic Being ill"><span class="xr-g" resource="topicdict"><span class="xh">Being ill</span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__302"> <span class="shcut" id="get__303">contact</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__304"><span class="num">10</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__305"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__306" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__307" gram="nopass">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__308"><span class="exp" id="get__309">get</span> somebody</span> <span class="def" id="get__310">to be connected with somebody by telephone</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__311"><span class="x-g" id="get__312"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__313" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__314">I wanted to speak to the manager but I got his secretary instead.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__317"> <span class="shcut" id="get__318">state/condition</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__319" ox3000="y"><span class="num">11 </span><span class="sym_first">
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<a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="pos-g" id="get__320"><span class="pos" id="get__321">linking verb</span></span> <span class="def" id="get__322">to reach a particular state or condition; to make somebody/something/yourself reach a particular state or condition</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__323"><span class="x-g" id="get__324"> <span class="cf" id="get__325">+ adj.</span> <span class="x" id="get__326">to get angry/bored/hungry/fat</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__327"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__328" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__329">You'll soon <span class="cl"><strong>get used to</strong></span> the climate here.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__333"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__334" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__335">We ought to go; it's getting late.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__338"> <span class="x" id="get__339">to <span class="cl"><strong>get dressed/undressed</strong></span> <span class="gl" id="get__341"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> to put your clothes on/take your clothes off<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__342"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__343" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__344">They plan to <span class="cl"><strong>get married</strong></span> in the summer.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__348"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__349" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__350">She's upstairs getting ready.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__353"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__354" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__355">I wouldn't go there alone; you might get <span class="gl" id="get__356"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> be<span class="wrap">)</span></span> mugged.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__359"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__360" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__361">My car got <span class="gl" id="get__362"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> was<span class="wrap">)</span></span> stolen at the weekend.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__365"> <span class="cf" id="get__366"><span class="exp" id="get__367">get</span> somebody/something + adj.</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__368" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__369">Don't get your dress dirty!</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__372"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__373" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__374">He got his fingers caught in the door.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__377"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__378" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__379">She soon got the children ready for school.</span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" id="get__382" unbox="which_word"> <span class="heading">Which Word?</span><span class="body" id="get__383"><span class="h1" id="get__384">become / get / go / turn</span><span class="p" id="get__385">These verbs are used frequently with the following adjectives:</span><span class="bullet" id="get__386"><span class="li" id="get__387"> <span class="eb" id="get__388">become</span> involved/clear/accustomed/pregnant/extinct/famous/ill</span><span class="li" id="get__389"> <span class="eb" id="get__390">get</span> used to/better/worse/pregnant/tired/angry/dark</span><span class="li" id="get__391"> <span class="eb" id="get__392">go</span> wrong/right/bad/white/crazy/bald/blind</span><span class="li" id="get__393"> <span class="eb" id="get__394">turn</span> blue/sour/bad/red/cold</span></span><span class="bullet" id="get__395"><span class="li" id="get__396"> <span class="eb" id="get__397">Become</span> is more formal than <span class="eb" id="get__398">get</span>. Both describe changes in people’s emotional or physical state, or natural or social changes.</span><span class="li" id="get__399"> <span class="eb" id="get__400">Go</span> is usually used for negative changes.</span><span class="li" id="get__401"> <span class="eb" id="get__402">Go</span> and <span class="eb" id="get__403">turn</span> are both used for changes of colour.</span><span class="li" id="get__404"> <span class="eb" id="get__405">Turn</span> is also used for changes in the weather.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" id="get__406" ox3000="y"><span class="num">12 </span><span class="sym_first">
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<a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="get__437"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__438" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="get__439">to make, persuade, etc. somebody/something to do something</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__440"><span class="x-g" id="get__441"> <span class="cf" id="get__442"><span class="exp" id="get__443">get</span> somebody/something to do something</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__444" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__445">I couldn't get the car to start this morning.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__448"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__449" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__450">He got his sister to help him with his homework.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__453"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__454" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__455">You'll never get him to understand.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__458"> <span class="cf" id="get__459"><span class="exp" id="get__460">get</span> somebody/something doing something</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__461" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__462">Can you really get that old car going again?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__465"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__466" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__467">It's not hard to get him talking—the problem is stopping him!</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__470"> <span class="shcut" id="get__471">get something done</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__472" ox3000="y"><span class="num">14 </span><span class="sym_first">
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<a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="get__473"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__474" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__475"><span class="exp" id="get__476">get</span> something done</span> <span class="def" id="get__477">to cause something to happen or be done</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__478"><span class="x-g" id="get__479"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__480" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__481">I must get my hair cut.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__484"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__485" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__486">I'll never get all this work finished.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__489"> <span class="shcut" id="get__490">start</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__491"><span class="num">15</span> <span class="gram-g" id="get__494"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__495" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__496"><span class="exp" id="get__497">get</span> doing something</span> <span class="def" id="get__498">to start doing something</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__499"><span class="x-g" id="get__500"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__501" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__502">I got talking to her.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__505"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__506" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__507">We need to get going soon.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__510"> <span class="shcut" id="get__511">opportunity</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__512"><span class="num">16</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__513"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__514" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__515"><span class="exp" id="get__516">get</span> to do something</span> <span class="label-g" id="get__517"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="infml" id="get__518">informal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="get__519">to have the opportunity to do something</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__520"><span class="x-g" id="get__521"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__522" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__523">He got to try out all the new software.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__526"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__527" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__528">It's not fair—I never get to go first.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__531"> <span class="shcut" id="get__532">arrive</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__533" ox3000="y"><span class="num">17 </span><span class="sym_first">
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<a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="get__534"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__535" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__536">+ adv./prep.</span> <span class="def" id="get__537">to arrive at or reach a place or point</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__538"><span class="x-g" id="get__539"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__540" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__541">We got to San Diego at 7 o'clock.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__544"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__545" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__546">You got in very late last night.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__549"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__550" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__551">What time did you get here?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__554"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__555" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__556">I haven't got very far with the book I'm reading.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__559"> <span class="shcut" id="get__560">move/travel</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__561" ox3000="y"><span class="num">18 </span><span class="sym_first">
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<a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="get__562"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__563" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__564" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="get__565">to move to or from a particular place or in a particular direction, sometimes with difficulty; to make somebody/something do this</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__566"><span class="x-g" id="get__567"> <span class="cf" id="get__568">+ adv./prep.</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__569" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__570">The bridge was destroyed so we couldn't get across the river.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__573"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__574" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__575">She got into bed.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__578"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__579" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__580">He got down from the ladder.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__583"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__584" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__585">We didn't <span class="cl"><strong>get</strong></span> <span class="gl" id="get__587"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> go<span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="cl"><strong>to bed</strong></span> until 3 a.m.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__591"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__592" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__593">Where do we <span class="cl"><strong>get on</strong></span> the bus?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__597"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__598" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__599">I'm <span class="cl"><strong>getting off</strong></span> <span class="gl" id="get__601"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> leaving the train<span class="wrap">)</span></span> at the next station.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__604"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__605" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__606">Where have they <span class="cl"><strong>got to</strong></span> <span class="gl" id="get__608"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> where are they<span class="wrap">)</span></span>?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__611"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__612" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__613">We must be <span class="cl"><strong>getting home</strong></span>; it's past midnight.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__617"> <span class="cf" id="get__618"><span class="exp" id="get__619">get</span> somebody/something + adv./prep.</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__620" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__621">The general had to get his troops across the river.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__624"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__625" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__626">We couldn't get the piano through the door.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__629"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__630" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__631">We'd better call a taxi and get you home.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__634"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__635" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__636">I can't get the lid off.</span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" id="get__639" ox3000="y"><span class="num">19 </span><span class="sym_first">
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<a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="get__640"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__641" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__642" gram="nopass">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__643"><span class="exp" id="get__644">get</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="get__645">to use a bus, taxi, plane, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__646"><span class="x-g" id="get__647"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__648" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__649">We're going to be late—let's get a taxi.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__652"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__653" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__654">I usually get the bus to work.</span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs"><span class="prefix">See related entries:</span> <a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/train_and_bus_travel/get_1" title="Topic Train and bus travel"><span class="xr-g" resource="topicdict"><span class="xh">Train and bus travel</span></span></a></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__658"> <span class="shcut" id="get__659">meal</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__660"><span class="num">20</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__661"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__662" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="label-g" id="get__663"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="geo" id="get__664" geo="br">especially British English</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="get__665">to prepare a meal</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__666"><span class="x-g" id="get__667"> <span class="cf" id="get__668"><span class="exp" id="get__669">get</span> something</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__670" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__671">Who's getting the lunch?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__674"> <span class="cf" id="get__675"><span class="exp" id="get__676">get</span> something for somebody/yourself</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__677" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__678">I must go home and get tea for the kids.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__681"> <span class="cf" id="get__682"><span class="exp" id="get__683">get</span> somebody/yourself something</span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__684" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__685">I must go home and get the kids their tea.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__688"> <span class="shcut" id="get__689">telephone/door</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__690"><span class="num">21</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__691"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__692" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__693"><span class="exp" id="get__694">get</span> something</span> <span class="label-g" id="get__695"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="infml" id="get__696">informal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="get__697">to answer the telephone or a door when somebody calls, knocks, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__698"><span class="x-g" id="get__699"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__700" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__701">Will you get the phone?</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__704"> <span class="shcut" id="get__705">catch/hit</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__706"><span class="num">22</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__707"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__708" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__709"><span class="exp" id="get__710">get</span> somebody</span> <span class="def" id="get__711">to catch or take hold of somebody, especially in order to harm or punish them</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__712"><span class="x-g" id="get__713"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__714" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__715">He was on the run for a week before the police got him.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__718"> <span class="x" id="get__719">to get somebody by the arm/wrist/throat</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__720"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__721" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__722">She fell overboard and the sharks got her.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__725"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__726" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__727">He thinks everybody is <span class="cl"><strong>out to get him</strong></span> <span class="gl" id="get__729"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> trying to harm him<span class="wrap">)</span></span>.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__732"> <span class="label-g" id="get__733"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="infml" id="get__734">informal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="rx-g" id="get__735" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__736"><span class="cl"><strong>I'll get you</strong></span> for that!</span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" id="get__740"><span class="num">23</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__741"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__742" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__743"><span class="exp" id="get__744">get</span> somebody + adv./prep.</span> <span class="def" id="get__745">to hit or wound somebody</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__746"><span class="x-g" id="get__747"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__748" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__749">The bullet got him in the neck.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__752"> <span class="shcut" id="get__753">understand</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__754"><span class="num">24</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__755"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__756" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__757" gram="nopass">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__758"><span class="exp" id="get__759">get</span> somebody/something</span> <span class="label-g" id="get__760"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="infml" id="get__761">informal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="get__762">to understand somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__763"><span class="x-g" id="get__764"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__765" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__766">I don't get you.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__769"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__770" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__771">She didn't get the joke.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__774"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__775" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__776">I <span class="cl"><strong>don't get it</strong></span>—why would she do a thing like that?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__780"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__781" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__782">I <span class="cl"><strong>get the message</strong></span>—you don't want me to come.</span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" id="get__786" unbox="synonyms"> <span class="heading">Synonyms</span><span class="body" id="get__787"><span class="h1" id="get__788">understand</span><span class="inline" id="get__789"><span class="li" id="get__790">see</span> <span class="li" id="get__791">get</span> <span class="li" id="get__792">follow</span> <span class="li" id="get__793">grasp</span> <span class="li" id="get__794">comprehend</span></span><span class="p" id="get__795">These words all mean to know or realize something, for example why something happens, how something works or what something means.</span><span class="deflist" id="get__796"><span class="li" id="get__797"><span class="eb" id="get__798">understand</span> to know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what somebody says, etc; to know or realize how or why something happens, how it works or why it is important:<span class="x-gs" id="get__799"><span class="x-g" id="get__800"><span class="x" id="get__801">I don’t understand the instructions.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="get__802"><span class="x" id="get__803">Doctors still don’t understand much about the disease.</span></span></span></span><span class="li" id="get__804"><span class="eb" id="get__805">see</span> to understand what is happening, what somebody is saying, how something works or how important something is:<span class="x-gs" id="get__806"><span class="x-g" id="get__807"><span class="x" id="get__808">‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, <span class="eb" id="get__809">I see</span>.’</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="get__810"><span class="x" id="get__811">Oh yes, <span class="eb" id="get__812">I see what you mean</span>.</span></span></span></span><span class="li" id="get__813"><span class="eb" id="get__814">get</span> (<span class="ei" id="get__815">informal</span>) to understand a joke, what somebody is trying to tell you, or a situation that they are trying to describe:<span class="x-gs" id="get__816"><span class="x-g" id="get__817"><span class="x" id="get__818">She didn’t get the joke.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="get__819"><span class="x" id="get__820">I don’t get you.</span></span></span></span><span class="li" id="get__821"><span class="eb" id="get__822">follow</span> to understand an explanation, a story or the meaning of something:<span class="x-gs" id="get__823"><span class="x-g" id="get__824"><span class="x" id="get__825">Sorry—I don’t quite follow.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="get__826"><span class="x" id="get__827">The plot is almost impossible to follow.</span></span></span></span><span class="li" id="get__828"><span class="eb" id="get__829">grasp</span> to come to understand a fact, an idea or how to do something:<span class="x-gs" id="get__830"><span class="x-g" id="get__831"><span class="x" id="get__832">They failed to grasp the importance of his words.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="h3" id="get__833">understand or grasp?</span><span class="p" id="get__834">You can use <span class="eb" id="get__835">understand</span> or <span class="eb" id="get__836">grasp</span> for the action of realizing the meaning or importance of something for the first time:<span class="x-gs" id="get__837"><span class="x-g" id="get__838"><span class="x" id="get__839">It’s a difficult concept for children to understand/grasp.</span></span></span> Only <span class="eb" id="get__840">understand</span> can be used to talk about languages, words or writing:<span class="x-gs" id="get__841"><span class="x-g" id="get__842"><span class="wx" id="get__843">I don’t grasp French/the instructions.</span></span></span></span><span class="deflist" id="get__844"><span class="li" id="get__845"><span class="eb" id="get__846">comprehend</span> (often used in negative statements) (<span class="ei" id="get__847">formal</span>) to understand a fact, idea or reason:<span class="x-gs" id="get__848"><span class="x-g" id="get__849"><span class="x" id="get__850">The concept of infinity is almost impossible for the human mind to comprehend.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="h3" id="get__851">Patterns</span><span class="bullet" id="get__852"><span class="li" id="get__853"> to understand/see/get/follow/grasp/comprehend <span class="eb" id="get__854">what/why/how…</span></span><span class="li" id="get__855"> to understand/see/grasp/comprehend <span class="eb" id="get__856">that…</span></span><span class="li" id="get__857"> to understand/see/get/grasp <span class="eb" id="get__858">the point/idea</span> (of something)</span><span class="li" id="get__859"> to be <span class="eb" id="get__860">easy/difficult/hard</span> to understand/see/follow/grasp/comprehend</span><span class="li" id="get__861"> to <span class="eb" id="get__862">fully</span> understand/see/grasp/comprehend something</span></span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__863"> <span class="shcut" id="get__864">happen/exist</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__865"><span class="num">25</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__866"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__867" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__868" gram="nopass">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__869"><span class="exp" id="get__870">get</span> something</span> <span class="label-g" id="get__871"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="infml" id="get__872">informal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="get__873">used to say that something happens or exists</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__874"><span class="x-g" id="get__875"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__876" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__877"><span class="cl"><strong>You get</strong></span> <span class="gl" id="get__879"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> There are<span class="wrap">)</span></span> all these kids hanging around in the street.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__882"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__883" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__884">They still get cases of typhoid there.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="get__887"> <span class="shcut" id="get__888">confuse/annoy</span><li class="sn-g" id="get__889"><span class="num">26</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__890"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__891" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__892" gram="nopass">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__893"><span class="exp" id="get__894">get</span> somebody</span> <span class="label-g" id="get__895"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="infml" id="get__896">informal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="get__897">to make somebody feel confused because they do not understand something</span> <span class="xr-gs" id="get__898"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/puzzle_2" title="puzzle definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__899"><span class="xh" id="get__900">puzzle</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="get__901"><span class="x-g" id="get__902"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__903" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__904" dialog="y">‘What's the capital of Bhutan?’ ‘<span class="cl"><strong>You've got me there!</strong></span>’ <span class="gl" id="get__906"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> I don't know<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" id="get__909"><span class="num">27</span><span class="gram-g" id="get__910"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="get__911" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="get__912" gram="nopass">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="get__913"><span class="exp" id="get__914">get</span> somebody</span> <span class="label-g" id="get__915"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="infml" id="get__916">informal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="get__917">to annoy somebody</span><span class="x-gs" id="get__918"><span class="x-g" id="get__919"> <span class="rx-g" id="get__920" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="get__921"><span class="cl"><strong>What gets me</strong></span> is having to do the same thing all day long.</span></span></span></span> <span class="un" id="get__925" un="help"><span class="eb" id="get__926">Get</span> is one of the most common words in English, but some people try to avoid it in formal writing.</span><span class="collapse" title="More Like This"><span class="unbox" id="get__927" unbox="mlt"> <span class="heading">More Like This</span><span class="body" id="get__928"> <span class="h1" id="get__929">Verbs with two objects</span> <span class="inline" id="get__930"><span class="li" id="get__931">bet</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__932">bring</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__933">build</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__934">buy</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__935">cost</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__936">get</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__937">give</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__938">leave</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__939">lend</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__940">make</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__941">offer</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__942">owe</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__943">pass</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__944">pay</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__945">play</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__946">post</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__947">promise</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__948">read</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__949">refuse</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__950">sell</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__951">send</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__952">show</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__953">sing</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__954">take</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__955">teach</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__956">tell</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__957">throw</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__958">wish</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="li" id="get__959">write</span></span><span class="p"><span class="xr-gs" type="pdf"><span class="xr-g">See worksheet.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Origin"><span class="unbox" id="get__960" unbox="word_origin"><span class="heading">Word Origin</span><span class="body" id="get__961"> <span class="def" id="get__962"><span class="lang" id="get__963">Middle English</span></span>: from <span class="lang" id="get__964">Old Norse</span> <span class="ff" id="get__965">geta</span> <tr class="tr" id="get__966">‘obtain, beget, guess’</tr>; related to <span class="def" id="get__967"><span class="lang" id="get__968">Old English</span></span> <span class="etym_i" id="get__969">gietan</span> (in <span class="etym_i" id="get__970">begietan</span> <span class="qt" id="get__971">‘beget’</span>, <span class="etym_i" id="get__972">forgietan</span> <span class="qt" id="get__973">‘forget’</span>), from an <span class="lang" id="get__974">Indo-European</span> root shared by <span class="lang" id="get__975">Latin</span> <span class="ff" id="get__976">praeda</span> <tr class="tr" id="get__977">‘booty, prey’</tr>, <span class="ff" id="get__978">praehendere</span> <tr class="tr" id="get__979">‘get hold of, seize’</tr>, and <span class="lang" id="get__980">Greek</span> <span class="ff" id="get__981">khandanein</span> <tr class="tr" id="get__982">‘hold, contain, be able’</tr>.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Extra examples"><span class="unbox" unbox="Extra examples"><span class="heading">Extra examples</span><span class="body"><span class="x-gs" id="get__983"><span class="x-g" id="get__984"> <span class="x" id="get__985">Don’t get your dress dirty!</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__986"> <span class="x" id="get__987">I became/got hungry/upset.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__988"> <span class="x" id="get__989">I wouldn’t go there alone; you might get mugged.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__990"> <span class="x" id="get__991">It took me a long time to get to know her properly.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__992"> <span class="x" id="get__993">My car got stolen at the weekend.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__994"> <span class="x" id="get__995">She’s getting to be an old lady now.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__996"> <span class="x" id="get__997">She’s upstairs getting ready.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__998"> <span class="x" id="get__999">We ought to go; it’s getting late.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1000"> <span class="x" id="get__1001">You’ll like her once you get to know her.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1002"> <span class="x" id="get__1003">You’ll soon get used to the climate here.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1004"> <span class="x" id="get__1005">to become/get tired/cold/angry/scared/pregnant/thin/old/better</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1006"> <span class="x" id="get__1007">to get dressed/married/divorced/killed/mugged/fired</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1008"> <span class="x" id="get__1009">to get dressed/undressed</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1010"> <span class="x" id="get__1011">‘I pretended that I hadn’t heard.’ ‘I get the picture.’</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1012"> <span class="x" id="get__1013">‘Where did you buy/get that skirt?’ ‘ Top Shop.’</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1014"> <span class="x" id="get__1015">‘Where did you get that skirt?’ ‘ I bought it.’</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1016"> <span class="x" id="get__1017">Can I get you anything to eat or drink?</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1018"> <span class="x" id="get__1019">Could you go upstairs and get my wallet for me, please?</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1020"> <span class="x" id="get__1021">Get a train to Newport and then get a bus from the station.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1022"> <span class="x" id="get__1023">He gets about $40 000 a year.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1024"> <span class="x" id="get__1025">He got the next plane home.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1026"> <span class="x" id="get__1027">He somehow had to get his men over to the far side of the river.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1028"> <span class="x" id="get__1029">How can we get to the other side of town?</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1030"> <span class="x" id="get__1031">I couldn’t get the lid off.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1032"> <span class="x" id="get__1033">I don’t get it —why would she do a thing like that?</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1034"> <span class="x" id="get__1035">I don’t get you.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1036"> <span class="x" id="get__1037">I don’t know how he managed to get down from the roof.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1038"> <span class="x" id="get__1039">I finally got Michael to talk to them and he explained everything.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1040"> <span class="x" id="get__1041">I get the message —you don’t want me to come.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1042"> <span class="x" id="get__1043">I got back an hour ago.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1044"> <span class="x" id="get__1045">I got this cold off you!</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1046"> <span class="x" id="get__1047">I have to go and get my mother from the airport.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1048"> <span class="x" id="get__1049">I ran all the way to the station and just managed to get my train.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1050"> <span class="x" id="get__1051">I think I’m getting a cold.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1052"> <span class="x" id="get__1053">I’ll try and get a flight home tomorrow.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1054"> <span class="x" id="get__1055">It takes an hour to get from Oxford to London.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1056"> <span class="x" id="get__1057">It’s not hard to get him talking—the problem is stopping him!</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1058"> <span class="x" id="get__1059">Let me know when you get there.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1060"> <span class="x" id="get__1061">She didn’t get the joke.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1062"> <span class="x" id="get__1063">She gets really bad headaches.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1064"> <span class="x" id="get__1065">She got back into bed.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1066"> <span class="x" id="get__1067">She got great satisfaction from seeing his embarrassment.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1068"> <span class="x" id="get__1069">She went to get help.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1070"> <span class="x" id="get__1071">She’s gone to get a few more chairs.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1072"> <span class="x" id="get__1073">They couldn’t get the piano through the door.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1074"> <span class="x" id="get__1075">They got in very late last night.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1076"> <span class="x" id="get__1077">Wait till we get home.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1078"> <span class="x" id="get__1079">We didn’t get to bed till three in the morning.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1080"> <span class="x" id="get__1081">We got £220 000 for the house.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1082"> <span class="x" id="get__1083">We got to San Diego at 7 o’clock.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1084"> <span class="x" id="get__1085">We had trouble getting enough people to sign up.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1086"> <span class="x" id="get__1087">We must be getting home.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1088"> <span class="x" id="get__1089">We only got as far as the next town.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1090"> <span class="x" id="get__1091">We’d better call a taxi and get you home.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1092"> <span class="x" id="get__1093">We’re aiming to get to the party at about nine.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1094"> <span class="x" id="get__1095">We’re going to be late—let’s get a taxi.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1096"> <span class="x" id="get__1097">Where do I get the bus for the airport?</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1098"> <span class="x" id="get__1099">Where have they got to?</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1100"> <span class="x" id="get__1101">You can get the basic model for $100.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1102"> <span class="x" id="get__1103">You can get to the hotel by bus or taxi.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1104"> <span class="x" id="get__1105">You have to get off at the next stop.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1106"> <span class="x" id="get__1107">You sit down and relax. 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He never used to worry like that.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="get__1336"> <span class="x" id="get__1337">I’m sorry for laughing like that—I don’t know what got into me.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="pv-gs" type="xref"><span class="xr-gs" id="get__1338"><span class="heading">Phrasal Verbs</span><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-about" title="ˌget aˈbout definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1339" sk="getabout getabout" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1340">ˌget aˈbout</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-above" title="ˌget aˈbove yourself definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1341" sk="getaboveyourself getaboveyourself" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1342">ˌget aˈbove yourself</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-across" title="ˌget aˈcross (to somebody) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1343" sk="getacross getacross" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1344">ˌget aˈcross (to somebody)</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-ahead" title="ˌget aˈhead (of somebody) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1345" sk="getahead getahead" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1346">ˌget aˈhead (of somebody)</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-along" title="ˌget aˈlong definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1347" sk="getalong getalong" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1348">ˌget aˈlong</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-around" title="ˌget aˈround definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1349" sk="getaround getaround" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1350">ˌget aˈround</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-at" title="ˈget at something definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1351" sk="getat getatsth" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1352">ˈget at something</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-away" title="ˌget aˈway definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1353" sk="getaway getaway" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1354">ˌget aˈway</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-away-with" title="ˌget aˈway with something definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1355" sk="getawaywith getawaywithsth" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1356">ˌget aˈway with something</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-back" title="ˌget ˈback (in) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1357" sk="getback getback" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1358">ˌget ˈback (in)</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-back-at" title="ˌget ˈback at somebody definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1359" sk="getbackat getbackatsb" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1360">ˌget ˈback at somebody</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-back-to" title="ˌget ˈback to something definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1361" sk="getbackto getbacktosth" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1362">ˌget ˈback to something</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-back-together" title="ˌget back toˈgether (with somebody) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1363" sk="getbacktogether getbacktogether" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1364">ˌget back toˈgether (with somebody)</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-behind" title="ˌget beˈhind (with something) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1365" sk="getbehind getbehind" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1366">ˌget beˈhind (with something)</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-by" title="ˌget ˈby definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1367" sk="getby getby" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1368">ˌget ˈby</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-down" title="ˌget somethingˈdown definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1369" sk="getdown getsthdown" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1370">ˌget something<span class="pvarr"/>ˈdown</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-down-to" title="ˌget ˈdown to something definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1371" sk="getdownto getdowntosth" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1372">ˌget ˈdown to something</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-in" title="ˌget somethingˈin definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1373" sk="getin getsthin" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1374">ˌget something<span class="pvarr"/>ˈin</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-in-on" title="ˌget ˈin on something definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1375" sk="getinon getinonsth" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1376">ˌget ˈin on something</span></span></a><a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-into" title="ˌget ˈinto something definition"><span class="xr-g" id="get__1377" sk="getinto getintosth" type="pv"><span class="xw" id="get__1378">ˌget ˈinto something</span></span></a><a class="Ref" 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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-into" title="get into definition"><span class='arl5'>get into <pos/></span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-off" title="get off definition"><span class='arl5'>get off <pos/></span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-out_2" title="get out definition"><span class='arl5'>get out <pos/></span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-over_1" title="get over definition"><span class='arl5'>get over <pos/></span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-about" title="get about definition"><span class='arl5'>get about <pos/></span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get-over_1" title="Definition of get over in English"><span class='arl5'>get over <pos/></span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lost#lost__166" title="Definition of get ˈlost in English"><span class='arl8'>get ˈlost</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/crack_1#crack_1__287" title="Definition of get ˈcracking in English"><span class='arl8'>get ˈcracking</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hitch_1#hitch_1__145" title="Definition of get ˈhitched in English"><span class='arl8'>get ˈhitched</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/knot_2#knot_2__123" title="Definition of get ˈknotted in English"><span class='arl8'>get ˈknotted</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/life_2#life_2__930" title="Definition of get a ˈlife in English"><span class='arl8'>get a ˈlife</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/religion#religion__215" title="Definition of get reˈligion in English"><span class='arl8'>get reˈligion</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/splice_1#splice_1__67" title="Definition of get ˈspliced in English"><span class='arl8'>get ˈspliced</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/start_2#start_2__625" title="Definition of get ˈstarted in English"><span class='arl8'>get ˈstarted</span></a>
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545
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546
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stuff_2#stuff_2__191" title="Definition of get ˈstuffed in English"><span class='arl8'>get ˈstuffed</span></a>
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547
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/elbow_1#elbow_1__106" title="Definition of get the ˈelbow in English"><span class='arl8'>get the ˈelbow</span></a>
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550
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gear_1#gear_1__536" title="Definition of get into ˈgear in English"><span class='arl8'>get into ˈgear</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/boot_1#boot_1__116" title="Definition of get the ˈboot in English"><span class='arl8'>get the ˈboot</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/somewhere_2#somewhere_2__57" title="Definition of ˈget somewhere in English"><span class='arl8'>ˈget somewhere</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stuck#stuck__127" title="Definition of ˌget stuck ˈin in English"><span class='arl8'>ˌget stuck ˈin</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/nod_3#nod_3__57" title="Definition of get the ˈnod in English"><span class='arl8'>get the ˈnod</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/card_1#card_1__341" title="Definition of get your ˈcards in English"><span class='arl8'>get your ˈcards</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/guernsey#guernsey__40" title="Definition of get a ˈguernsey in English"><span class='arl8'>get a ˈguernsey</span></a>
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