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- [get th air]
- /gɛt ðɛər/
- /ˈɡet ðeə(r)/
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- [get th air]
- /gɛt ðɛər/
Definitions of get there words
- verb with object get there 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 there 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 there 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 there 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 there to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone. 1
- verb with object get there to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name. 1
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Origin of get there
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 there
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
get there 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 there usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for get there
verb get there
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- score — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- perform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
Antonyms for get there
verb get there
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- nullify — to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
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