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- [get in]
- /gɛt ɪn/
- /ˈɡet ɪn/
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- [get in]
- /gɛt ɪn/
Definitions of get in words
- verb with object get in to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. 1
- verb with object get in to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information. 1
- verb with object get in to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes; fetch: Would you get the milk from the refrigerator for me? 1
- verb with object get in to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect: to get one's hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog out of a room. 1
- verb with object get in to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone. 1
- verb with object get in to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name. 1
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Origin of get in
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English geten < Old Norse geta to obtain, beget; cognate with Old English -gietan (> Middle English yeten), German -gessen, in vergessen to forget; (noun) Middle English: something gotten, offspring, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Get in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
get in popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
get in usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for get in
verb get in
- come — When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.
- show up — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- alight — If something is alight, it is burning.
- appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
- arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
Antonyms for get in
verb get in
- get out — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.