gettable

get

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [get]
- /gɛt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [get]
- /gɛt/

Definitions of gettable word

verb with object gettable to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. 1
verb with object gettable 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 gettable 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 gettable 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 gettable to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone. 1
verb with object gettable to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name. 1

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Origin of gettable

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 Gettable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gettable 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.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for gettable

adj gettable

accessible — If a place or building is accessible to people, it is easy for them to reach it or get into it. If an object is accessible, it is easy to reach.
achievable — If you say that something you are trying to do is achievable, you mean that it is possible for you to succeed in doing it.
acquirable — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
applicable — Something that is applicable to a particular situation is relevant to it or can be applied to it.
at hand — If something is at hand, near at hand, or close at hand, it is very near in place or time.

adjective gettable

getatable — Capable of being got at; accessible.

All 20 Synonyms of gettable