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You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 42
get
ɡɛt ![Listen](https://i0.wp.com/ringolingo.com/wp-content/plugins/ringo-lingo/public/images/listen-icon-blue.png?w=1100&ssl=1)
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Meanings
verb
- come to have (something); receive.E.g. I got a letter from him the other day
- succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain.E.g. I need all the sleep I can get
- reach or cause to reach a specified state or condition.E.g. he'd got thinner
- come, go, or make progress eventually or with some difficulty.E.g. Nigel got home very late
- see have.
- catch or apprehend (someone).E.g. the police have got him
- understand (an argument or the person making it).E.g. What do you mean? I don't get it
- acquire (knowledge) by study; learn.E.g. that knowledge which is gotten at school
noun
- an animal's offspring.
- a person whom the speaker dislikes or despises.
Practise saying this word
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