get: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 4 letter points · starts with G · ends with T
Meaning of get
verb
- ditransitive, transitive
To obtain; to acquire.
Example: I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.
- transitive
To receive.
Example: I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
- transitive
To have. See usage notes.
Example: I've got a concert ticket for you.
- transitive
To fetch, bring, take.
Example: Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?
Listed forms: gets, getting, got, gat, gotten, getten, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — get.
noun
Lineage.
A difficult return or block of a shot.
- informal
Something gotten, something gained or won; an acquisition.
- Internet
A message or post on an online platform, particularly imageboards, with a unique identifier deemed special or rare, usually due to patterns in the ID.
Source: Wiktionary — get.
noun
- Ireland, UK, regional
Synonym of git (“contemptible person”).
Listed forms: gets.
Source: Wiktionary — get.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for get.
verb
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
verb
enter or assume a certain state or condition
verb
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
verb
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is get in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of get
G(2) + E(1) + T(1) = 4 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of get
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from get
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