| has gloss | (verb) 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"
acquire, get |
| lexicalization | eng: acquire |
| lexicalization | eng: get |
| has subclass | (verb) recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers"
get back, win back |
| has subclass | (verb) obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
extract, express, press out |
| has subclass | (verb) capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
capture, catch |
| has subclass | (verb) obtain, especially accidentally
come into, come by |
| has subclass | (verb) obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
purchase, buy |
| has subclass | (verb) engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
take, rent, lease, hire, engage, charter |
| has subclass | (verb) get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
receive, have |
| has subclass | (verb) get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"
turn |
| has subclass | (verb) acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
buy |
| has subclass | (verb) obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college"
find |
| has subclass | (verb) seize upon or latch onto something; "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater"
glom |
| has subclass | (verb) take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"
come upon, enter upon, luck into |
| has subclass | (verb) get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"
find, come up, get hold, line up |
| has subclass | (verb) receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
have, accept, take |
| has subclass | (verb) come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
obtain |
| has subclass | (verb) get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
find, regain, recover, retrieve |
| has subclass | (verb) get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath"
catch |
| has subclass | (verb) regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"
recuperate, recoup, recover |
| has subclass | (verb) claim back
reclaim, repossess |
| has subclass | (verb) come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
find, regain |
| has subclass | (verb) win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
acquire, gain, win |
| has subclass | (verb) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
take in, make, bring in, realise, realize, clear, gain, pull in, earn |
| has subclass | (verb) acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
earn, garner |
| has subclass | (verb) derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
profit, gain, benefit |
| has subclass | (verb) have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"
partake, share, partake in |
| has subclass | (verb) acquire for oneself before others can do so
preempt |
| has subclass | (verb) gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
preempt |
| has subclass | (verb) gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
call for, gather up, collect, pick up |
| has subclass | (verb) obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"
inherit |
| has subclass | (verb) get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?"
borrow |
| has subclass | (verb) get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
pick up |
| has subclass | (verb) acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?"
get |
| has subclass | (verb) get the votes of
poll |
| has subclass | (verb) obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
isolate |