A1verb · irregular · transitive · frequent

get

get · gets · got · getting

дістати, отримувати, діставати, одержувати

получить, достать, получать, стать

holen, bekommen, werden, machen

To obtain; to acquireTo obtain; to acquire.

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/ɡɛt/

» I'm getting ready for the worst.

Ich bereite mich auf das Schlimmste vor...

Я готовлюсь к худшему.

Готуюся до найгіршого.

Я готуюся до найгіршого.

Meaning

33 senses

(ditransitive, transitive)To obtain; to acquire.
I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.
Lance is going to get Mary a ring.
besorgen, holen, erwischen
достава́тьdostavátʹ, доста́тьdostátʹ
дістава́тиdistaváty, діста́тиdistáty
acquire as a result of some effort or action
(transitive)To receive.
I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
He got a severe reprimand for that.
bekommen, kriegen
получа́тьpolučátʹ, получи́тьpolučítʹ
отри́муватиotrýmuvaty, оде́ржуватиodéržuvaty
receive as a retribution or punishment
(transitive)To have. See usage notes.
I've got a concert ticket for you.
(transitive)To fetch, bring, take.
Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?
I need to get this to the office.
mitbringen, holen
приноси́тьprinosítʹ, принести́prinestí
go or come after and bring or take back
(copulative)To become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).
Near-synonyms: become, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax
I'm getting hungry; how about you?
werden, bekommen, kriegen
станови́тьсяstanovítʹsja, статьstatʹ, де́латьсяdélatʹsja
(transitive)To cause to become; to bring about.
That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.
I'll get this finished by lunchtime.
kriegen, machen
(transitive)To cause to do.
Somehow she got him to agree to it.
I can't get it to work.
bringen, kriegen
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
(transitive)To cause to come or go or move.
I got him to his room.
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
(intransitive, usually)To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
The actors are getting into position.
When are we going to get to London?
ankommen, erreichen, eintreffen
добира́тьсяdobirátʹsja, добра́тьсяdobrátʹsja, прибыва́тьpribyvátʹ
enter or assume a certain state or condition
(transitive)To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
to get a mile
(catenative, intransitive)(with full infinitive or gerund-participle) To begin (doing something or to do something).
We ought to get moving or we'll be late.
After lunch we got chatting.
anfangen
(transitive)To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
I normally get the 7:45 train.
I'll get the 9 a.m. [flight] to Boston.
nehmen

Examples

67125 sentences

I'm getting ready for the worst.
Готуюся до найгіршого.
ruЯ готовлюсь к худшему.
deIch bereite mich auf das Schlimmste vor...
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You should get your hair cut.
Тобі требе підстригтися.
ruТебе нужно постричься.
deDu solltest mal wieder zum Friseur gehen.
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It's high time you got going.
Тобі вже давно час іти.
ruТебе уже пора идти.
deDu solltest schon längst abgefahren sein.
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How do you get to school?
Як ти добираєшся до школи?
ruКак ты добираешься до школы?
deWie kommst du zur Schule?
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I don't get what you mean.
Не розумію, що ти маєш на увазі.
ruЯ не понимаю, что вы имеете в виду.
deIch weiß nicht, was du meinst.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to obtain:

to receive:

Русский

By meaning 8

to obtain:

to receive:

to fetch:

to become:

to arrive at:

colloquial: to understand:

to catch out:

to perplex:

Deutsch

By meaning 12

colloquial: to be:

to obtain:

to receive:

to fetch:

to cause to become:

to cause to do:

to arrive at:

to adopt, assume (a position):

to begin:

to take, catch (transportation):

to respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc):

to be able to, be permitted, have opportunity:

Origin

From Middle English geten, from Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną (“to find; to

From Middle English geten, from Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną (“to find; to acquire, attain, get, hold, receive”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to find; to hold; to seize; to take”).

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