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| NOUN: | A group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors: brood, issue, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed. See KIN. | | VERB: | 1. To evoke a usually strong mental or emotional response from. Also used with to: affect1, impress, move, strike, touch. See TOUCH. 2. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall2, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex. Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin. See FEELINGS, PAIN. 3. To come to be: become, come, grow, turn (out), wax. See CHANGE. 4. To obtain possession or control of: capture, gain, take, win. Slang : cop. See GET. 5. To become affected with a disease: catch, contract, develop, sicken, take. Idioms: come down with. See GET. 6. To obtain from another source: derive, draw, take. See KIN. 7. To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort: deserve, earn, gain, merit, win. Informal : rate1. See GET. 8. To receive, as wages, for one's labor: earn, gain, make, win. Informal : pull down. Idioms: earn (or make) a living, earn one's keep. See GIVE, MONEY. 9. To be the biological father of: beget, breed, father, procreate, sire. See KIN. 10. To cause to be in a certain state or to undergo a particular experience or action: have, make. See CAUSE. 11. To come into possession of: acquire, come by, gain, obtain, procure, secure, win. Informal : land, pick up. See GET. 12. To gain knowledge or mastery of by study: learn, master. Informal : pick up. See TEACH. 13. To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way: argue into, bring, bring around or (round), convince, induce, persuade, prevail on or (upon), sell (on), talk into. See PERSUASION. 14. To succeed in communicating with: contact, reach. Idioms: catch up with , get hold of, get in touch with, get through to, get to. See REACH. 15. Informal. To leave hastily: bolt, get out, run. Informal : clear out, hotfoot, skedaddle. Slang : hightail, scram, vamoose. Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks. See APPROACH. 16. To gain possession of, especially after a struggle or chase: capture, catch, net1, secure, take. Informal : bag. Slang : nail. See GET. 17. To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. Informal : savvy. Slang : dig. Chiefly British : twig. Scots : ken. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See UNDERSTAND. | | PHRASAL VERB: | get across To make known: break, carry, communicate, convey, disclose, impart, pass, report, tell, transmit. See KNOWLEDGE. get ahead To gain success: arrive, get on, go far, rise, succeed. Idioms: go places, make good, make it. See THRIVE. get along 1. To grow old: age, get on. See YOUTH. 2. To go forward, especially toward a conclusion: advance, come (along), march1, move, proceed, progress. See APPROACH. 3. To live or act together in harmony: get on, harmonize. Informal : cotton. Idioms: hit it off. See AGREE. 4. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances: do, fare, fend, get by, manage, muddle through, shift. Informal : make out. Idioms: make do, make shift. See THRIVE. get around 1. To keep away from: avoid, burke, bypass, circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, shun. Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep (or stay) (or steer) clear of. See SEEK. 2. To become known far and wide: circulate, go around, spread, travel. Idioms: go (or make) the rounds. See KNOWLEDGE. get away 1. To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation: abscond, break out, decamp, escape, flee, fly, run away. Informal : skip (out). Slang : lam. Regional : absquatulate. Idioms: blow (or fly) the coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam. See FREE. 2. To move or proceed away from a place: depart, exit, get off, go, go away, leave1, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. Informal : cut out, push off, shove off. Slang : blow1, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See APPROACH. get behind To aid the cause of by approving or favoring: advocate, back, champion, endorse, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold. Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of. See SUPPORT. get by To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances: do, fare, fend, get along, manage, muddle through, shift. Informal : make out. Idioms: make do, make shift. See THRIVE. get in To come to a particular place: arrive, check in, pull in, reach, show up, turn up. Slang : blow in. Idioms: make (or put in) an appearance. See START. get off 1. To move or proceed away from a place: depart, exit, get away, go, go away, leave1, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. Informal : cut out, push off, shove off. Slang : blow1, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See APPROACH. 2. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Informal : kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See START. get on 1. To grow old: age, get along. See YOUTH. 2. To put (an article of clothing) on one's person: assume, don, pull on, put on, slip into, slip on. See PUT ON. 3. To live or act together in harmony: get along, harmonize. Informal : cotton. Idioms: hit it off. See AGREE. 4. To gain success: arrive, get ahead, go far, rise, succeed. Idioms: go places, make good, make it. See THRIVE. get out 1. To be made public: break, come out, out, transpire. Informal : leak (out). Idioms: come to light. See KNOWLEDGE, SHOW. 2. To leave hastily: bolt, run. Informal : clear out, get, hotfoot, skedaddle. Slang : hightail, scram, vamoose. Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks. See APPROACH. get to To reach (a goal or objective): arrive at, attain, come to, gain. Informal : hit on or (upon). See START. get together 1. To come to an understanding or to terms: accord, agree, coincide, concur, harmonize. See AGREE. 2. To bring together: assemble, call, cluster, collect1, congregate, convene, convoke, gather, group, muster, round up, summon. See COLLECT. 3. To come together: assemble, cluster, collect1, congregate, convene, forgather, gather, group, muster. See COLLECT. 4. To come together face-to-face by arrangement: meet1, rendezvous. See MEET. get up 1. To adopt a standing posture: arise, rise, stand (up), uprise, upspring. Idioms: get to one's feet. See RISE. 2. To leave one's bed: arise, pile, rise, roll out. Informal : turn out. Idioms: rise and shine. See RISE.
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