gets

gets · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present of "get"; receives or obtains.

  2. 2.

    Third person singular present of "get"; becomes.

  3. 3.

    Third person singular present of "get"; understands.

  4. 4.

    Third person singular present of "get"; arrives.

Phrases & expressions

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    gets along — Has a good relationship with.
  • •
    gets away with — Escapes punishment for.
  • •
    gets on someone's nerves — Annoys someone.
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    it gets me — It annoys or affects me.

Related words

Antonyms: gives, loses
See also: get, getting, got
Synonyms: acquires, becomes, obtains, receives

Etymology

Third person singular of "get," from Old Norse geta ("to obtain").