Meaning

7 senses
  1. (dated)Offspring, especially illegitimate.

  2. Lineage.

  3. A difficult return or block of a shot.

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

  4. (informal)Something gotten, something gained or won; an acquisition.

  5. (Internet)A message or post on an online platform, particularly imageboards, with a unique identifier deemed special or rare, usually due to patterns in the ID.

  6. (Ireland, UK, regional)Synonym of git (“contemptible person”).

  7. (Judaism)A Jewish writ of divorce.

Examples

67125 sentences
  1. 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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  2. You should get your hair cut.

    Тобі требе підстригтися.

    ruТебе нужно постричься.

    deDu solltest mal wieder zum Friseur gehen.

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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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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”).

Variant of git.

From Hebrew גֵּט (gēṭ).

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Forms

plural: gets / gittim / gitten

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Collocations

12 patterns
  • get out of
  • get married
  • get home
  • get along with
  • get along
  • want to get
  • get up early
  • going to get
  • get better better
  • get back
  • to get married
  • get rid of

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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