get
/ɡɛt/ · get
noun
- Offspring The family has three kids, and they're all good kids to get.
- Lineage She's proud of her family's get and their long history.
- A difficult return or block of a shot The tennis player struggled to get the serve back over the net.
verb
- To obtain; to acquire I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.
- To receive He got a severe reprimand for that.
- In a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning, to have I've got a concert ticket for you.
Did you know? The phrase 'get it?' is a common idiomatic expression used to ask if someone understands a joke or a pun.