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come or go by, travel or journey by: He got the midnight train.
12 reach, get in touch with, communicate with, get onto or
through to, Colloq contact: We finally got him just before he
left for the day. 13 receive, pick up, tune in to or on, listen
to or watch: I cannot get that programme. 14 persuade, prevail
upon, coax, induce, influence, cajole, wheedle, talk (someone)
into, sway, bring (someone) round, make, cause: How did you
ever get them to let you go? 15 put, place, set, fit,
manoeuvre, manipulate, wiggle, wriggle: I can't get this knob
back on. 16 affect, stir, move, touch, arouse, stimulate,
excite, have an impact or effect on, make an impression on,
impress, leave a mark on, get to, Colloq turn (someone) on:
Those old romantic songs really get me. 17 get at, irritate,
annoy, vex, irk, nettle, pique, provoke, anger, exasperate,
bother, perturb, rile, Colloq bug, get (someone's) goat, rub
(someone) (up) the wrong way, Sometimes non-standard aggravate:
Doesn't it get you to see people going unpunished for their
crimes? 18 baffle, confuse, confound, puzzle, perplex,
bewilder: You've got me! I don't know where it is! 19
understand, appreciate, fathom, see, grasp, apprehend, perceive,
follow, comprehend, take in, work out, make head(s) or tail(s)
of: You just don't get the joke, do you? 20 catch, hear: I
didn't get the name; please repeat it. 21 derive, learn, glean,
absorb, take in: Did you get anything from yesterday's lecture?
22 have, place, put, fix, pinpoint: Eventually, I'll get him
where I want him! 23 get even with, revenge oneself on, take
vengeance on, pay (someone) back, settle or even the score with,
get back at: I'll get him for betraying me if it's the last
thing I do! 24 strike, hit, punch, smack; shoot; hurt, harm,
damage, injure; Slang sock, slug: She got him right between the
eyes. 25 get about or around. a spread, become known, leak
(out), circulate, be bruited about or around, be noised abroad,
go about or around: He let the news get about that he needed a
secretary. b be socially active, socialize, go or get out; run
about or around, gad about: Since his accident, he doesn't get
around much any more. 26 get across. get or put over, put
across, get through, communicate, make clear, impart: She is
trying to get across to you the fact that she despises
television. 27 get ahead. succeed, prosper, be or become
successful, do well, flourish, thrive, make good, progress, rise
(up) in the world, Colloq go places: With his contacts, he's
bound to get ahead. 28 get along. a be friendly or compatible
(with), associate (with), agree (with), be agreeable, get on