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She has an American accent.

NGSL Rank: 42
get
ɡɛt Listen
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.

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