get

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /gɛt/, SAMPA: /gEt/

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Verb

Plain form get

Third-person singular gets

Past tense got

Past participle got

Present participle getting

Plain form get

Third-person singular gets

Past tense got

Past participle gotten

Present participle getting

1. (transitive) Receive or obtain.

   The woman goes to the store and gets a new dress.

2. (intransitive) Become.

   The problem got worse.

3. (intransitive) You use get to form a passive clause.

   He got hit by a car.