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got [gɒt, Am gɑ:t] VB

got pt, pp of get

I. get <got, got [or Am, Can a. gotten]> [get] VB trans

1. get (obtain):

to get sth [from sb]
etw [von jdm] erhalten [o. bekommen]
to get a glimpse of sb/sth

2. get (receive):

to get sth [from sb]
etw [von jdm] bekommen [o. inf kriegen]

3. get (experience):

to get sth

4. get (deliver):

to get sth to sb
jdm etw bringen

5. get inf (contract):

to get sth
sich dat etw holen inf
sich dat die Grippe einfangen inf [o. A a. holen]

6. get (fetch):

to get [sb] sth [or sth for sb]
jdm etw besorgen [o. holen]

7. get (come across):

8. get:

9. get (earn):

to get sth

10. get (exchange):

to get sth for sth
etw für etw acc bekommen

11. get (buy):

to get sth
etw kaufen

12. get (derive):

to get sth out of sth what do I get out of it?
sb gets a lot of pleasure out of [or from] sth

13. get (calculate):

to get sth

14. get (capture):

to get sb/sth
jdn/etw fangen

15. get inf (punish):

to get sb [for sth]
jdn [für etw acc] kriegen inf

16. get inf (suffer):

17. get (buttonhole):

jdn für sich acc haben

18. get (answer):

19. get Am inf (pay for):

to get sth

20. get + adj/pp (cause to be):

21. get (induce):

to get sb/sth to do sth
jdn/etw dazu bringen, etw zu tun

22. get (transport):

23. get (learn):

to get sth

24. get (understand):

to get sth
kapiert? inf
to get sb/sth wrong

25. get:

26. get (baffle):

to get sb

27. get inf (amuse):

to get sb

28. get inf (irk):

to get sb

29. get inf (sadden):

to get sb

30. get (hit):

to get sb [in sth] that nearly got me in the eye!

31. get usu imper inf (look at):

Phrases:

to get one's own back [on sb] Brit inf
sich acc [an jdm] rächen
to get it on inf (fight)
to get it on inf (have sex)
es treiben inf euph

II. get <got, got [or Am, Can a. gotten]> [get] VB intr

1. get + adj (become):

sich acc an etw acc gewöhnen

2. get + vb (become):

to get to be sth
etw werden

3. get + pp (in passives):

4. get (reach):

how do I get to...?

5. get (progress):

6. get (have opportunity):

to get to do sth

7. get (succeed):

to get to do sth

8. get (must):

to have got to do sth

9. get (start):

gehen <gehst, ging, gegangen>

10. get (understand):

11. get usu imper inf (go):

[go on,] get!
hau [doch] ab! inf

III. get <got, got [or Am, Can a. gotten]> [get] N

1. get Brit pej sl → git

2. get COMPUT:

I. get <got, got [or Am, Can a. gotten]> [get] VB trans

1. get (obtain):

to get sth [from sb]
etw [von jdm] erhalten [o. bekommen]
to get a glimpse of sb/sth

2. get (receive):

to get sth [from sb]
etw [von jdm] bekommen [o. inf kriegen]

3. get (experience):

to get sth

4. get (deliver):

to get sth to sb
jdm etw bringen

5. get inf (contract):

to get sth
sich dat etw holen inf
sich dat die Grippe einfangen inf [o. A a. holen]

6. get (fetch):

to get [sb] sth [or sth for sb]
jdm etw besorgen [o. holen]

7. get (come across):

8. get:

9. get (earn):

to get sth

10. get (exchange):

to get sth for sth
etw für etw acc bekommen

11. get (buy):

to get sth
etw kaufen

12. get (derive):

to get sth out of sth what do I get out of it?
sb gets a lot of pleasure out of [or from] sth

13. get (calculate):

to get sth

14. get (capture):

to get sb/sth
jdn/etw fangen

15. get inf (punish):

to get sb [for sth]
jdn [für etw acc] kriegen inf

16. get inf (suffer):

17. get (buttonhole):

jdn für sich acc haben

18. get (answer):

19. get Am inf (pay for):

to get sth

20. get + adj/pp (cause to be):

21. get (induce):

to get sb/sth to do sth
jdn/etw dazu bringen, etw zu tun

22. get (transport):

23. get (learn):

to get sth

24. get (understand):

to get sth
kapiert? inf
to get sb/sth wrong

25. get:

26. get (baffle):

to get sb

27. get inf (amuse):

to get sb

28. get inf (irk):

to get sb

29. get inf (sadden):

to get sb

30. get (hit):

to get sb [in sth] that nearly got me in the eye!

31. get usu imper inf (look at):

Phrases:

to get one's own back [on sb] Brit inf
sich acc [an jdm] rächen
to get it on inf (fight)
to get it on inf (have sex)
es treiben inf euph

II. get <got, got [or Am, Can a. gotten]> [get] VB intr

1. get + adj (become):

sich acc an etw acc gewöhnen

2. get + vb (become):

to get to be sth
etw werden

3. get + pp (in passives):

4. get (reach):

how do I get to...?

5. get (progress):

6. get (have opportunity):

to get to do sth

7. get (succeed):

to get to do sth

8. get (must):

to have got to do sth

9. get (start):

gehen <gehst, ging, gegangen>

10. get (understand):

11. get usu imper inf (go):

[go on,] get!
hau [doch] ab! inf

III. get <got, got [or Am, Can a. gotten]> [get] N

1. get Brit pej sl → git

2. get COMPUT:

git [gɪt] N Brit pej sl

Widerling m <-(e)s, -e> pej
Blödmann m <-(e)s, -männer> pej inf
Depp m <-en [o. -s], -e(n)> pej inf

get about VB intr

get above VB intr

get across VB trans

to get across sth

get ahead VB intr

mit etw dat Erfolg haben

get along VB intr

1. get along (be on good terms):

sich acc [mit jdm] verstehen

2. get along esp Brit:

3. get along:

gehen <gehst, ging, gegangen>

4. get along Brit dated inf:

get around VB intr

1. get around → get round

2. get around → get about

I. get round VB intr

1. get round (spread):

get round news

2. get round (do):

II. get round VB trans

1. get round (evade):

2. get round (deal with):

3. get round Brit (persuade):

to get sb round to do sth
jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun

get about VB intr

get at VB intr

1. get at inf (imply):

to get at sth
auf etw acc hinauswollen inf

2. get at Brit, Aus inf (criticize):

to get at sb

3. get at (assault):

to get at sb

4. get at inf (bribe):

to get at sb
jdn bestechen [o. inf schmieren]

5. get at (reach):

to get at sth
an etw acc rankommen inf
to get at sth
zu etw dat hinkommen inf A

6. get at (access):

to get at sth
Zugriff auf etw acc haben

7. get at (discover):

to get at sth

get away VB intr

1. get away (leave):

2. get away (escape):

3. get away dated inf:

4. get away (evade punishment):

mit etw dat davonkommen inf

5. get away (succeed):

Phrases:

I. get back VB trans

to get back sth

II. get back VB intr

1. get back (return):

2. get back (have revenge):

to get back at sb [for sth]
sich acc [für etw acc] an jdm rächen

3. get back (reassume):

4. get back (contact):

5. get back (be told):

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get VB

to get sth out of sth
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get VB

to get on one's bike (go out and look for a job) Brit idiom
get on your bike! (go away) Brit sl
zisch ab! sl
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get VB

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get VB

to get sb/sth to oneself
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Present
Iget
youget
he/she/itgets
weget
youget
theyget
Past
Igot
yougot
he/she/itgot
wegot
yougot
theygot
Present Perfect
Ihavegot / American English a. gotten
youhavegot / American English a. gotten
he/she/ithasgot / American English a. gotten
wehavegot / American English a. gotten
youhavegot / American English a. gotten
theyhavegot / American English a. gotten
Past Perfect
Ihadgot / American English a. gotten
youhadgot / American English a. gotten
he/she/ithadgot / American English a. gotten
wehadgot / American English a. gotten
youhadgot / American English a. gotten
theyhadgot / American English a. gotten