get
part of speech
verb (get, gets, got, gotten/got, getting)
meaning for a pupil
1) To get is to receive or be given: get a present. tree →
2) To get is to go and bring something: get your coat. tree →
3) To get is to become: get wet, get better. tree →
4) To get to a place is to arrive there. tree →
5) To get something can mean to understand it: I get it! tree →
6) To get can mean to catch an illness or a bus: get a cold, get the bus. tree →
7) (casual) «Got» often means «have»: «I've got 3», «you got any?»; «gotta» means «have got to, must»; «get this» means «listen to this surprising thing». tree →
8) (rough) «Get lost!», «get out!», «get stuffed!» (UK, Australia) tell someone rudely to go away; «I'll get you» is a threat. tree →
9) (formal) The exam voice says «obtain», «acquire», «receive», «procure», «be in receipt of». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In these texts "get" often means "go" or "fetch", as in "get thee out" (go away) and "get you down" (go down). "Get me this damsel to wife" means obtain her as a wife. In the primary lessons: receiving more («gets N more» = add); or receiving one share («How many does each child get?» = divide); in everyday life «get up», «get dressed», «get on/off the bus», «get lost», «get ready», «get better»; in maths the result: «add 3 and 4 and you get 7»; in casual talk «got» = have, «gotta», «get this»; in rough talk «get lost», «get out»; in the exam voice «acquires», «obtains», «is in receipt of»
examples
- And Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying: 'Get me this damsel to wife.' (Torah GEN.34.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.' (Torah GEN.31.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.' (Torah GEN.42.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Samuel arose, and got him up from Gilgal unto Gibeath-benjamin. (Prophets 1SA.13.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- From Thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. (Writings PSA.119.104, JPS 1917) tree →
- Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. (Writings PRO.22.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- Sam has 7 cards. Sam gets 8 more cards. tree →
- How many does each child get? tree →
- Ella got 6 stickers from her teacher. tree →
- Add 5 and 5 and you get 10. tree →
- Get your coat; it's cold. tree →
- I get up at seven every morning. tree →
- Don't get wet in the rain! tree →
- Oh, now I get it! tree →
- u got any more? i only got 3 left tree →
- Get lost, they're my sweets! tree →
- Gotta go, mum's here. tree →
- Sam, being in possession of 7 cards, subsequently acquires a further 8; determine the total. tree →
- I have not got my boots! tree →
note
«gets N more» or «acquires N more» = add; «how many does each … get» after sharing = divide. Trap: the one who gives loses what the other gets. Past «got»; US English also «gotten». «I've got 3» means I have 3 now, not that I just received 3. «get» has many meanings: read the words after it (get up, get on, get better). «Get lost!» is a rude «go away», not a real wish to lose someone.
In the corpora
- And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the LORD.
- Now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.'
- And Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying: 'Get me this damsel to wife.'
- Get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.'
- Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it; for nought of your work shall be diminished.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «get» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.