get /get/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
• (v.) come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
• (v.) cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

Chinese translation

• vt. 得到, 获得, 变成, 使得, 收获, 接通, 抓住, 染上
• vi. 到达, 成为, 变得
• n. (网球等)救球, 生殖, 幼兽

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/get/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 6.28 · Common

Word forms

got, getting, gets

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