Get

get, v.t. to obtain: to seize: to procure or cause to be: to beget offspring: to learn: to persuade: ( B. ) to betake, to carry.— v.i. to arrive or put one's self in any place, state, or condition: to become:— pr.p. get′ting; pa.t. got; pa.p. got, ( obs. ) got′ten. — ns. Get′ter , one who gets or obtains: one who begets; Get′ting , a gaining: anything gained: procreation; Get′-up , equipment: general appearance.— Get ahead , along , to make progre , advance; Get at , to reach, attain; Get off , to escape; Get on , to proceed, advance; Get out , to produce: to go away; Get over , to surmount; Get round , to circumvent: to persuade, talk over; Get through , to finish; Get up , to arise, to ascend: to arrange, prepare. [A.S. git an , to get.]