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'get' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'get' with 20 example sentences.


get noun

: a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

get verb

: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

: enter or assume a certain state or condition

: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

: receive a specified treatment (abstract)

: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

: go or come after and bring or take back

: go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

: take vengeance on or get even

: achieve a point or goal

: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

: communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone

: give certain properties to something

: move into a desired direction of discourse

: grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

: attract and fix

: reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

: reach by calculation

: acquire as a result of some effort or action

: purchase

: perceive by hearing

: suffer from the receipt of

: receive as a retribution or punishment

: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

: reach and board

: irritate

: evoke an emotional response

: apprehend and reproduce accurately

: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

: overcome or destroy

: be a mystery or bewildering to

: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

: make (offspring) by reproduction


  • What do you usually do when you get sick?
  • Do you get along well with your mother-in-law?
  • Why not try to get some sleep?
  • At what age do you want to get married?
  • The financial situation is getting worse week by week.
  • I don't want to get into the water.
  • We're going to get married in October.
  • I get paid every month.
  • It's going to get cold tonight.
  • I want to get rich quickly.
  • I'd better get back to work.
  • I'll tell you when I get back.
  • We have to get up early tomorrow morning.
  • You'll get his letter soon.
  • That man left before I could get his name.
  • Stop getting yourself worked up over little things.
  • He always gets everything he wants.
  • Get up and dance with us.
  • I've still got a lot to learn.
  • Your coffee is getting cold.
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