getGET, v.t. pret. got. [gat, obs.] pp. got, gotten. To get off, to put off; to take or pull off; as, to get off a garment: also,to remove; as, to get off a ship from shoals. To get on, to put on; to draw or pull on; as, to get on a coat; to get on boots. To get in, to collect and shelter; to bring under cover; as, to get in corn. To get out, to draw forth; as, to get out a secret. To get the day, to win; to conquer; to gain the victory. To get together, to collect; to amass. To get over, to surmount; to conquer; to pass without being obstructed; as, to get over difficulties: also, to recover; as, to get over sickness. To get above, to surmount; to surpass. To get up, to prepare and introduce upon the stage; to bring forward. With a pronoun following, it signifies to betake; to remove; to go; as, get you to bed; get thee out of the land. But this mode of expression can hardly be deemed elegant. GET, v.i. To arrive at any place or state; followed by some modifying word,and sometimes implying difficulty or labor; as, To get away or away from, to depart; to quit; to leave; or to disengage one's self from. To get among, to arrive in the midst of; to become one of a number. To get before, to arrive in front, or more forward. To get behind, to fall in the rear; to lag. To get back, to arrive at the place from which one departed; to return. To get clear, to disengage one's self; to be released, as from confinement, obligation or burden; also, to be freed from danger or embarrassment. To get down, to descend; to come from an elevation. To get home, to arrive at one's dwelling. To get in or into, to arrive within an inclosure, or a mixed body; to pass in; to insinuate one's self. To get loose or free, to disengage one's self; to be released from confinement. To get off, to escape; to depart; to get clear; also, to alight; to descend from. To get out, to depart from an inclosed place or from confinement; to escape; to free one's self from embarrassment. To get along, to proceed; to advance. To get rid of, to disengage one's self from; also, to shift off; to remove. To get together, to meet; to assemble; to convene. To get up, to arise; to rise from a bed or a seat; also, to ascend; to climb. To get through, to pass through and reach a point beyond any thing; also, to finish; to accomplish. To get quit of, to get rid of; to shift off, or to disengage one's self from. To get forward, to proceed; to advance; also, to prosper; to advance in wealth. To get near, to approach within a small distance. To get ahead, to advance; to prosper. To get on, to proceed; to advance. To get a mile or other distance, to pass over it in traveling. To get at, to reach; to make way to. To get asleep, to fall asleep. To get drunk, to become intoxicated. To get between, to arrive between. To get to, to reach; to arrive. |