verb

get

Translation

to receive, to become, to arrive, to understand

I got a new bike for my birthday.

It's getting dark outside.

What time did you get home?

I don't get the joke.

((sth.)) to receive or obtain (sth.) I got a letter this morning.

((adjective)) to become (adjective) It gets cold at night.

((to a place)) to arrive at (a place) We got to the airport on time.

((sth.)) to understand (sth.) I didn't get what he said.

Synonyms: receive, obtain, become, arrive, understand; Antonyms: give, lose

From Old Norse 'geta' meaning 'to obtain, to beget'.

Think of 'get' as a verb of 'change': a change of possession (receive), a change of state (become), or a change of location (arrive).