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For the verb: "to get"

Simple Past:	got
Past Participle:	got, US: gotten

get
A	verb
	1	contract, take, get
			be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
		Category Tree: change ╚change state; turn ╚worsen; decline ╚sicken; come down ╚contract, take, get ╚catch
	2	grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
			come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
		Category Tree: change ╚grow, develop, produce, get, acquire ╚cut ╚work up; get up ╚pupate ╚teethe ╚pod ╚leaf ╚stool; tiller ╚sprout; stock ╚spring ╚regrow ╚fledge; feather
	3	make, get
			give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚make, get ╚leave ╚get; let; have ╚render
	4	get, let, have
			cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚make; get ╚get, let, have
	5	become, go, get
			enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
		Category Tree: change ╚change state; turn ╚become, go, get ╚come ╚settle ╚break ╚take ╚run ╚take effect ╚work ╚sober up; sober ╚sober up; sober
	6	receive, get, find, obtain, incur
			receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
		Category Tree: change ╚receive, get, find, obtain, incur ╚take
	7	catch, get
			grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him"
		Category Tree: understand ╚catch, get
	8	get
			reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?"

	9	induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
			cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

	10	drive, get, aim
			move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚mean; intend ╚drive, get, aim
	11	get
			communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone; "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚get
	12	pay back, pay off, get, fix
			take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
		Category Tree: punish; penalize; penalise ╚revenge; avenge; retaliate ╚get even; get back ╚pay back, pay off, get, fix
	13	get, catch, capture
			succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
		Category Tree: take; get hold of ╚seize; prehend; clutch ╚get, catch, capture ╚lasso; rope ╚recapture; retake
	14	get, catch
			reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach"
		Category Tree: touch ╚hit ╚get, catch
	15	bring, get, convey, fetch
			go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚transmit; transfer; transport; channel; channelize; channelise ╚bring, get, convey, fetch ╚deliver ╚retrieve
	16	catch, arrest, get
			attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚pull; draw; force ╚attract; pull; pull in; draw; draw in ╚catch, arrest, get
	17	get, get under one's skin
			irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"
		Category Tree: displease ╚annoy; rag; get to; bother; get at; irritate; rile; nark; nettle; gravel; vex; chafe; devil ╚get, get under one's skin
	18	arrive, get, come
			reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

	19	get
			reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving"
		Category Tree: enter; come in; get into; get in; go into; go in; move into ╚board; get on ╚catch ╚get
	20	scram, buzz off, fuck off, get, bugger off
			leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"
		Category Tree: leave; go forth; go away ╚scram, buzz off, fuck off, get, bugger off
	21	experience, receive, have, get, undergo
			of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

	22	get, receive
			receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison"

	23	catch, get
			suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"
		Category Tree: perceive; comprehend ╚hurt; ache; suffer ╚catch, get
	24	catch, get
			perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"
		Category Tree: perceive; comprehend ╚hear ╚catch, get
	25	get
			purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?"
		Category Tree: get; acquire ╚buy; purchase ╚get
	26	get, acquire
			come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

	27	have, get, make
			achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
		Category Tree: gain; advance; win; pull ahead; make headway; get ahead; gain ground ╚score; hit; tally; rack up ╚have, get, make
	28	get
			acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?"
		Category Tree: get; acquire ╚get

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