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[got-n] /ˈgɒt n/

verb
1.
a past participle of .
[get] /gɛt/
verb (used with object), got or (Archaic) gat; got or gotten; getting.
1.
to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of:
to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
2.
to cause to be in one’s possession or succeed in having available for one’s use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire:
to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information.
3.
to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one’s own or for another’s purposes; fetch:
Would you get the milk from the refrigerator for me?
4.
to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect:
to get one’s hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog out of a room.
5.
to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach:
You can always get me by telephone.
6.
to hear or hear clearly:
I didn’t get your last name.
7.
to acquire a mental grasp or command of; learn:
to get a lesson.
8.
to capture; seize:
Get him before he escapes!
9.
to receive as a punishment or sentence:
to get a spanking; to get 20 years in jail.
10.
to prevail on; influence or persuade:
We’ll get him to go with us.
11.
to prepare; make ready:
to get dinner.
12.
(especially of animals) to beget.
13.
Informal. to affect emotionally:
Her pleas got me.
14.
to hit, strike, or wound:
The bullet got him in the leg.
15.
Informal. to kill.
16.
Informal. to take vengeance on:
I’ll get you yet!
17.
to catch or be afflicted with; come down with or suffer from:
He got malaria while living in the tropics. She gets butterflies before every performance.
18.
Informal. to puzzle; irritate; annoy:
Their silly remarks get me.
19.
Informal. to understand; comprehend:
I don’t get the joke. This report may be crystal-clear to a scientist, but I don’t get it.
verb (used without object), got or (Archaic) gat; got or gotten; getting.
20.
to come to a specified place; arrive; reach:
to get home late.
21.
to succeed, become enabled, or be permitted:
You get to meet a lot of interesting people.
22.
to become or to cause oneself to become as specified; reach a certain condition:
to get angry; to get sick.
23.
(used as an auxiliary verb followed by a past participle to form the passive):
to get married; to get elected; to get hit by a car.
24.
to succeed in coming, going, arriving at, visiting, etc. (usually followed by away, in, into, out, etc.):
I don’t get into town very often.
25.
to bear, endure, or survive (usually followed by through or over):
Can he get through another bad winter?
26.
to earn money; gain.
27.
Informal. to leave promptly; scram:
He told us to get.
28.
to start or enter upon the action of (followed by a present participle expressing action):
to get moving; Get rolling.
noun
29.
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
the get of a stallion.
30.
a return of a ball, as in tennis, that would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent.
31.
British Slang.

Verb phrases
32.
get about,

Also, get around.
33.
get across,

34.
get ahead, to be successful, as in business or society:
She got ahead by sheer determination.
35.
get ahead of,

36.
get along,

37.
get around,

38.
get at,

39.
get away,

40.
get away with, to perpetrate or accomplish without detection or punishment:
Some people lie and cheat and always seem to get away with it.
41.
get by,

42.
get down,

43.
get in,

44.
get off,

45.
get on/along,

46.
get out,

47.
get over,

48.
get through,

49.
get to,

Idioms
50.
get back,

51.
get even. 1 (def 26).
52.
get going,

53.
get it, Informal.

54.
get it off, Slang: Vulgar. to experience orgasm.
55.
get it on,

56.
get it up, Slang: Vulgar. to achieve an erection of the penis.
57.
get off on, Slang. to become enthusiastic about or excited by:
After years of indifference, she’s getting off on baseball.
58.
get round. .
59.
get the lead out. 2 (def 15).
60.
get there, to reach one’s goal; succeed:
He wanted to be a millionaire but he died before he got there.
61.
get together,

62.
get up,

63.
has / have got,