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Getable
see synonyms of getableAdjective
1. getable, gettable, obtainable, procurable
capable of being obtained
Example Sentences:'savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable'
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Getable
see synonyms of getableverbWord forms: gets, getting, got (ɡɒt
), gotWord forms: especially US gotten (mainly tr)
1.
to come into possession of; receive or earn
2.
to bring or fetch
3.
to contract or be affected by
he got a chill at the picnic
4.
to capture or seize
the police finally got him
5. (also intr)
to become or cause to become or act as specified
to get a window open
get one's hair cut
get wet
6. (intr; foll by a preposition or adverbial particle)
to succeed in going, coming, leaving, etc
get off the bus
7. (takes an infinitive)
to manage or contrive
how did you get to be captain?
8.
to make ready or prepare
to get a meal
9.
to hear, notice, or understand
I didn't get your meaning
10. US and Canadian informal
to learn or master by study
11. (intransitive; often foll by to)
to come (to) or arrive (at)
we got home safely
to get to London
12.
to catch or enter
to get a train
13.
to induce or persuade
get him to leave at once
14.
to reach by calculation
add 2 and 2 and you will get 4
15.
to receive (a broadcast signal)
16.
to communicate with (a person or place), as by telephone
17. (also intr; foll by to) informal
to have an emotional effect (on)
that music really gets me
18. informal
to annoy or irritate
her high voice gets me
19. informal
to bring a person into a difficult position from which he or she cannot escape
20. informal
to puzzle; baffle
21. informal
to hit
the blow got him in the back
22. informal
to be revenged on, esp by killing
23. US slang
a. (foll by to)
to gain access (to a person) with the purpose of bribing him or her
b. (often foll by to)
to obtain access (to someone) and kill or silence him or her
24. informal
to have the better of
your extravagant habits will get you in the end
25. (intr; foll by present participle) informal
to begin
get moving
26. (used as a command) informal
go! leave now!
27. archaic
to beget or conceive
28. get even with
29. get it
30. get with it
31. get with child
noun
32. rare
the act of begetting
33. rare
something begotten; offspring
34. British slang a variant of git
35. informal
(in tennis, squash, etc) a successful return of a shot that was difficult to reach
abbreviation for
Greenwich Electronic Time
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Getable
see synonyms of getable verb transitiveWord forms: got, ˈgotten or got, ˈgetting
1.
to come into the state of having; become the owner or receiver of; receive, win, gain, obtain, acquire, etc.
2.
to reach; arrive at
to get home early
3.
to set up communication with, as by radio or telephone
to get Paris
4.
a.
to go and bring
b.
to bring
go get your books
5.
a.
to catch; capture; gain hold of
b.
to become afflicted with (a disease)
6.
to learn; commit to memory
7.
to discover to be as the result of experiment or calculation
add 2 and 2 to get 4
8.
to influence or persuade (a person) to do something
get him to leave
9.
to cause to act in a certain way
get the door to shut properly
10.
a.
to cause to be
to get one's hands dirty
b.
to cause to arrive at
get the copy to the printer
11.
to take (oneself) away
often used absolutely12.
to be sentenced to
to get ten years for robbery
13.
to prepare
to get lunch
14.
beget
said of animals15.
to manage or contrive
to get to do something
16. Informal
to be obliged to; feel a necessity to
with have or has he's got to pass the test
17. Informal
to own; possess
with have or has he's got red hair
18. Informal
to be or become the master of
; esp.,a.
to overpower; have complete control of
his illness finally got him
b.
to puzzle; baffle
this problem gets me
c.
to take into custody, wound, or kill
d. US, Baseball
to put (an opponent) out, as by catching a batted ball
19. Informal
to strike; hit
the blow got him in the eye
20. Informal
to catch the meaning or import of; understand
21. Slang
to cause an emotional response in; irritate, please, thrill, etc.
her singing gets me
22. US, Slang
to notice or observe
get the look on his face
verb intransitive
23.
to come, go, or arrive
to get to work on time
24.
to be or become; come to be (doing something); come to be (in a situation, condition,
etc.)
to get caught in the rain, get in touch with me
25. Informal
to leave at once: commonly pronounced (git) when used in the imperative or infinitive
noun
26.
the young of an animal; offspring; breed
27.
a begetting
28. Tennis Etc
a retrieving of a shot seemingly out of reach
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Getable
see synonyms of getablev. got(gŏt), got·ten(gŏtn) or got , get·ting, gets
v. tr.
1.
a. To come into possession or use of; receive: got a cat for her birthday.
b. To meet with or incur: got nothing but trouble for her efforts.
2.
a. To go after and obtain: got a book at the library; got breakfast in town.
b. To go after and bring: Get me a pillow.
c. To purchase; buy: get groceries.
3.
a. To acquire as a result of action or effort: He got his information from the internet. You can't get water out of a stone.
b. To earn: got high marks in math.
c. To accomplish or attain as a result of military action.
4. To obtain by concession or request: couldn't get the time off; got permission to go.
5.
a. To arrive at; reach: When did you get home?
b. To reach and board; catch: She got her plane two minutes before takeoff.
6. To succeed in communicating with, as by telephone: can't get me at the office until nine.
7. To become affected with (an illness, for example) by infection or exposure; catch: get the flu; got the mumps.
8.
a. To be subjected to; undergo: got a severe concussion.
b. To receive as retribution or punishment: got six years in prison for tax fraud.
c. To sustain a specified injury to: got my arm broken.
9.
a. To perceive or become aware of by one of the senses: get a whiff of perfume; got a look at the schedule.
b. To gain or have understanding of: Do you get this question?
c. To learn (a poem, for example) by heart; memorize.
d. To find or reach by calculating: get a total; can't get the answer.
10. To procreate; beget: “Is my life given me for nothing but to get children and work to bring them up?” (D.H. Lawrence).
11.
a. To cause to become or be in a specified state or condition: got the children tired and cross; got the shirt clean.
b. To make ready; prepare: get lunch for the family.
c. To cause to come or go: got the car through traffic.
d. To cause to move or leave: Get me out of here!
12. To cause to undertake or perform; prevail on: got the guide to give us the complete tour.
13.
a. To take, especially by force; seize: The detective got the suspect as he left the restaurant.
b. Informal To overcome or destroy: The ice storm got the rose bushes.
c. To evoke an emotional response or reaction in: Romantic music really gets me.
d. To annoy or irritate: What got me was his utter lack of initiative.
e. To present a difficult problem to; puzzle: “It's the suspect's indifference that gets me,” the detective said.
f. To take revenge on, especially to kill in revenge for a wrong.
g. Informal To hit or strike: She got him on the chin. The bullet got him in the arm.
14. Baseball To put out or strike out: got the batter with a cut fastball.
15. To begin or start. Used with the present participle: I have to get working on this or I'll miss my deadline.
16.
a. To have current possession of. Used in the present perfect form with the meaning of the present: We've got plenty of cash.
b. Nonstandard To have current possession of. Used in the past tense form with the meaning of the present: They got a nice house in town.
c. To have as an obligation. Used in the present perfect form with the meaning of the present: I have got to leave early. You've got to do the dishes.
d. Nonstandard To have as an obligation. Used in the past tense with the meaning of the present: They got to clean up this mess.
v. intr.
1.
a. To become or grow to be: eventually got well.
b. To be successful in coming or going: When will we get to Dallas?
2. To be able or permitted: never got to see Europe; finally got to work at home.
3.
a. To be successful in becoming: get free of a drug problem.
b. Used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a passive voice auxiliary: got stung by a bee.
c. To become drawn in, entangled, or involved: got into debt; get into a hassle.
4. Informal To depart immediately: yelled at the dog to get.
5. To work for gain or profit; make money: Do you feel as though you're exhausting yourself getting and not making enough for spending?
n.
1. Progeny; offspring: a thoroughbred's get.
2. Chiefly British Slang git2.
3. Sports A return, as in tennis, on a shot that seems impossible to reach.
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