get
/get गे̮ट्/ verb ( pres. part. getting pt got /gɒt गॉट्/ pp got: AmE gotten /ˈgɒtn ˈगॉट्न्/ )
1 [T, (no passive)] to receive, obtain or buy something किसी वस्तु को पाना, लेना या ख़रीदना
I got a letter from my sister.
Did you get a present for your mother?
How much did you get for your old car [when you sold it]?
to get a shock/surprise
2 [T] have/has got something to have something किसी वस्तु को पास रखना
I’ve got a lot to do today.
My daughter’s got brown hair.
Have you got a spare pen?
3 [T, (no passive)] to go to a place and bring something back; fetch कहीं जाकर कुछ लेकर आना; लाना
Go and get me a pen, please.
Sam’s gone to get his mother from the station.
4 [I] to become; to reach a particular state or condition; to make somebody/something be in a particular state or condition हो जाना; किसी भावना से ग्रस्त होना; व्यक्ति या वस्तु का किसी विशेष अवस्था को प्राप्त करना
It’s getting dark.
to get angry/bored/hungry/fat
He’s always getting into trouble with the police.
to get to know someone
5 [I] to arrive at or reach a place कहीं पहुँचना या कहीं तक आ जाना
We should get to Delhi at about ten.
What time do you usually get home?
⇨ get in, on, etc. देखिए। 6 [I, T] to move or go somewhere; to move or put something somewhere कहीं चलना या जाना; खिसकना या किसी वस्तु को कहीं खिसकाना
I can’t swim so I couldn’t get across the river.
My grandmother’s 92 and and she doesn’t get out of the house much.
7 [I] used instead of ‘be’ in passive ‘be’ के स्थान पर कर्मवाच्य में प्रयुक्त
She got bitten by a dog.
Don’t leave your wallet on the table or it’ll get stolen.
8 [T] get something done, mended, etc. to cause something to be done, mended, etc. कोई काम करवाना; मरम्मत, सुधार आदि करवाना
Let’s get this work done, then we can go out.
I’m going to get my hair cut.
9 [T] get somebody/something to do something to make or persuade somebody/something to do something किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु से कुछ करवाना या मनवाना
I got him to agree to the plan.
I can’t get the television to work.
10 [T] to catch or have an illness, pain, etc. बीमार पड़ना, दर्द होना इत्यादि
I think I’m getting a cold.
He gets really bad headaches.
12 [I] to hit, hold or catch somebody/something किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु को चोट पहुँचाना; कब्ज़े में लेना या पकड़ना
A boy threw a stone at me but he didn’t get me.
13 [T] to hear or understand something कुछ सुनना या समझना
I’m sorry, I didn’t get that. Could you repeat it?
Did you get that joke that Kiran told?
14 [T] get (somebody) something ; get something (for somebody) to prepare food भोजन तैयार करना
Can I get you anything to eat?
Joe’s in the kitchen getting breakfast for everyone.
IDM
Get about/around to move or travel from place to place एक जगह से दूसरी जगह जाना या सफ़र करना
My grandmother needs a stick to get around these days.
get about/around/round (used about news, a story, etc.) to become known by many people (समाचार, कहानी आदि) अनेक लोगों को पता चल जाना
get something across (to somebody) to succeed in making people understand something लोगों को कुछ समझाने में सफल होना
The party failed to get its policies across to the voters.
get ahead to progress and be successful in something, especially a career किसी काम में प्रगति कर सफल होना, विशेषतः जीविका या पेशे में
get along
get at somebody to criticize somebody a lot किसी की बहुत अधिक आलोचना करना
The teacher’s always getting at me about my spelling.
get at somebody/something to be able to reach something; to have something available for immediate use किसी वस्तु तक पहुँच पाना; तुरंत उपयोग के लिए किसी वस्तु का उपलब्ध होना
The files are locked away and I can’t get at them.
get at something (only used in the continuous tenses)] to try to say something without saying it in a direct way; to suggest प्रत्यक्ष के स्थान पर परोक्ष रीति से कुछ कहना; कुछ जताना, व्यंजित करना
I’m not quite sure what you’re getting at—am I doing something wrong?
get away (from) to succeed in leaving or escaping from somebody or a place किसी व्यक्ति या स्थान से चले जाने या निकल जाने में सफल होना
He kept talking to me and I couldn’t get away from him.
The thieves got away in a stolen car.
get away with something/doing something to do something bad and not be punished for it कोई ग़लत काम करना और उसके लिए दंडित होने से बच जाना
He lied but he got away with it.
get something back to be given something that you had lost or lent खोई हुई या उधार दी गई वस्तु वापस पाना
Can I borrow this book? You’ll get it back next week, I promise.
get back to somebody to speak to, write to or telephone somebody later, especially in order to give an answer जवाबी तौर पर बात करना, पत्र आदि लिखना या फ़ोन करना
I’ll get back to you on prices when I’ve got some more information.
get back to something to return to doing something or talking about something फिर लौटकर कुछ काम करना या कोई बात कहना, कुछ करने या कहने पर लौट आना
I woke up early and couldn’t get back to sleep.
Let’s get back to the point you raised earlier.
get behind (with something) to fail to do, pay something, etc. on time, and so have more to do, pay, etc. the next time समय पर काम का भुगतान आदि न कर पाने के कारण अगली बार अधिक काम, भुगतान आदि करना; काम भुगतान आदि में पिछली चूक की भरपाई करना
to get behind with your work/rent.
get by (on/in/with something) to manage to live or do something with difficulty गुज़ारा चल पाना या कोई काम मुश्किल से कर पाना
It’s very hard to get by on such a low income.
My Marathi is good and I can get by in Gujarati.
get down to something/doing something to start working on something किसी काम में लग जाना
We’d better stop chatting and get down to work.
I must get down to answering these letters.
get something in
get into somebody ( informal ) (used about a feeling or attitude) to start affecting somebody strongly, causing him/her to behave in an unusual way (कोई भावना या रुझान) बहुत अधिक प्रभावित होकर असाधारण रीति से व्यवहार करना
I wonder what’s got into him—he isn’t usually unfriendly.
get into something
1 to put on a piece of clothing with difficulty मुश्किल से कोई वस्त्र पहन पाना
I’ve put on so much weight I can’t get into my trousers.
get off (somebody/something) used especially to tell somebody to stop touching you/somebody/something से दूर रहो या परे हटो कहने के लिए प्रयुक्त
Get off (me) or I’ll call the police!
Get off that money, it’s mine!
get off (something)
get off (with something) to be lucky to receive no serious injuries or punishment गंभीर चोट या दंड से बच जाना
to get off with just a warning
get on
1 to progress or become successful in life, in a career, etc. जीवन, पेशा आदि में आगे बढ़ना और सफल होना
get on/along to have a particular amount of success विशेष मात्रा में सफलता प्राप्त करना
How are you getting on in your course?
‘How did you get on at your interview?’ ‘I got the job!’
get on/along with somebody; get on/along (together) to have a friendly relationship with somebody किसी के साथ मित्रवत संबंध होना
Do you get on well with your colleagues?
get on/along with something to make progress with something that you are doing चालू या जारी काम में प्रगति करना
How are you getting on with that essay?
get on/onto something to climb onto a bus, train, bicycle, horse, etc. बस, रेलगाड़ी, साइकिल आदि पर चढ़ना या सवार होना
I got on just as the train was about to leave.
get on for (only used in the continuous tenses)] to be getting near to a certain time or age किसी विशेष समय या आयु के निकट पहुँचना
I’m not sure how old he is but he must be getting on for 50.
get on to somebody (about something) to speak or write to somebody about a particular matter विशेष प्रसंग में किसी से बात करना या पत्र आदि लिखना
get on with something to continue doing something, especially after an interruption कोई काम जारी रखना, विशेषतः किसी रुकावट के बाद
Stop talking and get on with your work!
get out (used about a piece of information) to become known, after being secret until now (किसी बात का) देर तक गुप्त रहने के बाद सबको पता चल जाना
get something out (of something) to take something from its container किसी वस्तु को उसे रखने की जगह से बाहर निकालना
I got my keys out of my bag.
get out of something/doing something to avoid a duty or doing something that you have said you will do कुछ करने के वादे से मुकरना
get something out of somebody to persuade or force somebody to give you something किसी को कुछ देने के लिए मनाना या विवश करना
get something out of somebody/something to gain something from somebody/something किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु से कुछ प्राप्त करना
I get a lot of pleasure out of music.
get over something
get something over with ( informal ) to do and complete something unpleasant that has to be done अप्रिय परंतु अपेक्षित काम को पूरा कर लेना
I’ll be glad to get my visit to the dentist’s over with.
get round/around somebody ( informal ) to persuade somebody to do something or agree with something किसी को कुछ करने के लिए मना लेना या कोई बात मान लेना
My father says he won’t lend me the money but I think I can get round him.
get round/around something to find a way of avoiding or dealing with a problem किसी समस्या से बचने या निपटने का रास्ता ढूँढ़ लेना
get round/around to something/doing something to find the time to do something, after a delay (कुछ विलंब के बाद) कुछ करने का समय निकाल लेना
I’ve been meaning to reply to that letter for ages but I haven’t got round to it yet.
get through something to use or complete a certain amount or number of something किसी वस्तु को, निश्चित मात्रा या संख्या की दृष्टि से, प्रयोग में ले आना या पूरा कर लेना
I got through a lot of money at the weekend.
I got through an enormous amount of work today.
get (somebody) through (something) to manage to complete something difficult or unpleasant; to help somebody to do this किसी अप्रिय या कठिन कार्य को पूरा कर लेना, या करवा देना
She got through her final exams easily.
get through (to somebody)
get to somebody ( informal ) to affect somebody in a bad way किसी पर किसी बात का दुष्प्रभाव होना
Public criticism is beginning to get to the team manager.
get somebody/something together to collect people or things in one place व्यक्तियों या वस्तुओं को एक स्थान पर इकट्ठा कर लेना
I’ll just get my things together and then we’ll go.
get together (with somebody) to meet socially or in order to discuss or do something किसी बात पर चर्चा के लिए एक साथ मिल बैठना
Let’s get together and talk about it.
get (somebody) up to get out of bed or make somebody get out of bed सुबह जाग जाना या किसी को जगा देना
What time do you have to get up in the morning?
Could you get me up at 6 a.m. tomorrow?