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get about

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get around

vb (intr, adverb)
1. to move around, as when recovering from an illness
2. to be socially active
3. (of news, a rumour, etc) to become known; spread
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Verb1.get about - move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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get

verb
1. To come into possession of:
Informal: land, pick up.
2. To obtain from another source:
3. To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort:
Informal: rate.
4. To gain possession of, especially after a struggle or chase:
Informal: bag.
Slang: nail.
5. To receive, as wages, for one's labor:
Informal: pull down.
Idioms: earn a living, earn one's keep.
6. To succeed in communicating with:
Idioms: catch up with , get hold of, get in touch with, get through to, get to.
7. To become affected with a disease:
8. To perceive and recognize the meaning of:
Informal: savvy.
Slang: dig.
Chiefly British: twig.
Scots: ken.
9. To gain knowledge or mastery of by study:
Informal: pick up.
10. To be the biological father of:
11. To cause to be in a certain state or to undergo a particular experience or action:
12. Informal. To leave hastily:
Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks.
13. To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:
14. To obtain possession or control of:
Slang: cop.
15. To evoke a usually strong mental or emotional response from.Also used with to:
16. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:
Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.
17. To come to be:
become, come, grow, turn (out), wax.
phrasal verb
get acrossphrasal verb
get ahead
To gain success:
phrasal verb
get along
1. To live or act together in harmony:
Informal: cotton.
Idiom: hit it off.
2. To go forward, especially toward a conclusion:
3. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:
Informal: make out.
Idioms: make do, make shift.
4. To grow old:
phrasal verb
get around
1. To keep away from:
Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep clear of.
2. To become known far and wide:
Idiom: go the rounds.
phrasal verb
get away
1. To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation:
Informal: skip (out).
Slang: lam.
Regional: absquatulate.
Idioms: blow the coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam.
2. To move or proceed away from a place:
Slang: blow, split, take off.
phrasal verb
get behind
To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:
Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.
phrasal verb
get by
To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:
Informal: make out.
Idioms: make do, make shift.
phrasal verb
get in
To come to a particular place:
Slang: blow in.
phrasal verb
get off
2. To move or proceed away from a place:
Slang: blow, split, take off.
phrasal verb
get on
1. To put (an article of clothing) on one's person:
2. To live or act together in harmony:
Informal: cotton.
Idiom: hit it off.
3. To gain success:
4. To grow old:
phrasal verb
get out
1. To leave hastily:
Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks.
2. To be made public:
Informal: leak (out).
phrasal verb
get to
To reach (a goal or objective):
Informal: hit on (or upon).
phrasal verb
get together
3. To come together face-to-face by arrangement:
4. To come to an understanding or to terms:
phrasal verb
get up
1. To leave one's bed:
Informal: turn out.
2. To adopt a standing posture:
noun
A group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors:
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Translations
يذيعُ ، يشيعُيَستَطيع الإنتقال
moct choditpohybovat serozšířit se
komme fremkomme omkring
breiîast útferîast um
môcť chodiť

get

(get) past tense got (got) : past participle got (American) gotten (ˈgotn) verb
1. to receive or obtain. I got a letter this morning.
2. to bring or buy. Please get me some food.
3. to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc. He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.
4. to cause to be in a certain condition etc. You'll get me into trouble.
5. to become. You're getting old.
6. to persuade. I'll try to get him to go.
7. to arrive. When did they get home?
8. to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something. I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.
9. to catch (a disease etc). She got measles last week.
10. to catch (someone). The police will soon get the thief.
11. to understand. I didn't get the point of his story.
ˈgetaway noun
an escape. The thieves made their getaway in a stolen car; (also adjective) a getaway car.
ˈget-together noun
an informal meeting.
ˈget-up noun
clothes, usually odd or unattractive. She wore a very strange get-up at the party.
be getting on for
to be close to (a particular age, time etc). He must be getting on for sixty at least.
get about
1. (of stories, rumours etc) to become well known. I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.
2. to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill. She didn't get about much after her operation.
get across
to be or make (something) understood. This is something which rarely gets across to the general public.
get after
to follow. If you want to catch him, you had better get after him at once.
get ahead
to make progress; to be successful. If you want to get ahead, you must work hard.
get along (often with with)
to be friendly or on good terms (with someone). I get along very well with him; The children just cannot get along together.
get around
1. (of stories, rumours etc) to become well known. I don't know how the story got around that she was leaving her job.
2. (of people) to be active or involved in many activities. He really gets around, doesn't he!
get around toget round toget at
1. to reach (a place, thing etc). The farm is very difficult to get at.
2. to suggest or imply (something). What are you getting at?
3. to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person). He's always getting at me.
get away
1. to (be able to) leave. I usually get away (from the office) at four-thirty.
2. to escape. The thieves got away in a stolen car.
get away with
to do (something bad) without being punished for it. Murder is a serious crime and one rarely gets away with it.
get back
1. to move away. The policeman told the crowd to get back.
2. to retrieve. She eventually got back the book she had lent him.
get by
to manage. I can't get by on such a small salary.
get down
to make (a person) sad. Working in this place really gets me down.
get down to
to begin to work (hard) at. I must get down to work tonight, as the exams start next week.
get in
to send for (a person). The television is broken – we'll need to get a man in to repair it.
get into
1. to put on (clothes etc). Get into your pyjamas.
2. to begin to be in a particular state or behave in a particular way. He got into a temper.
3. to affect strangely. I don't know what has got into him
get nowhere
to make no progress. You'll get nowhere if you follow his instructions.
get off
1. to take off or remove (clothes, marks etc). I can't get my boots off; I'll never get these stains off (my dress).
2. to change (the subject which one is talking, writing etc about). We've rather got off the subject.
get on
1. to make progress or be successful. How are you getting on in your new job?
2. to work, live etc in a friendly way. We get on very well together; I get on well with him.
3. to grow old. Our doctor is getting on a bit now.
4. to put (clothes etc) on. Go and get your coat on.
5. to continue doing something. I must get on, so please don't interrupt me; I must get on with my work.
get on at
to criticize (a person) continually or frequently. My wife is always getting on at me.
get out
1. to leave or escape. No-one knows how the lion got out.
2. (of information) to become known. I've no idea how word got out that you were leaving.
get out of
to (help a person etc to) avoid doing something. I wonder how I can get out of washing the dishes; How can I get him out of going to the party?
get over
1. to recover from (an illness, surprise, disappointment etc). I've got over my cold now; I can't get over her leaving so suddenly.
2. to manage to make (oneself or something) understood. We must get our message over to the general public.
3. (with with) to do (something one does not want to do). I'm not looking forward to this meeting, but let's get it over (with).
get round
1. to persuade (a person etc) to do something to one's own advantage. She can always get round her grandfather by giving him a big smile.
2. to solve (a problem etc). We can easily get round these few difficulties.
get (a)round to
to manage to (do something). I don't know when I'll get round to (painting) the door.
get there
to succeed or make progress. There have been a lot of problems but we're getting there.
get through
1. to finish (work etc). We got through a lot of work today.
2. to pass (an examination).
3. to arrive, usually with some difficulty. The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.
4. to make oneself understood. I just can't get through to her any more.
get together
to meet. We usually get together once a week.
get up
1. to (cause to) get out of bed. I got up at seven o'clock; Get John up at seven o'clock.
2. to stand up.
3. to increase (usually speed).
4. to arrange, organize or prepare (something). We must get up some sort of celebration for him when he leaves.
get up to
to do (something bad). He's always getting up to mischief.
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