Gets — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Meaning & Definition of Gets

Gets (noun)

something begotten:
offspring
the entire progeny of a male animal
a document of release from obligation in Jewish law; specifically, a bill of divorce
a religious divorce by Jewish law

Gets (verb)

to gain possession of
to receive as a return, earn
to obtain by concession or entreaty

Gets (phrase)

—used to say that nothing better is possible or available
—used to say that something is very good and cannot be improved
—used to say that someone who complains or causes problems is more likely to receive attention or help than someone who stays quiet and does not cause problems
to be as forceful in fighting or arguing against others as they are in fighting or arguing against oneself
—used to say that one is angry because someone has done something that is not right or has no right to do
when it becomes difficult to continue or to make progress
—used to say that when there are problems, strong people work hard to solve them

Gets (adjective)

having personal knowledge of something, having seen or experienced something —+ with
having met, being known to and having knowledge of someone

Gets (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in

"I'm not sure I ever got the new math"

similar: learns, masters, picks up, gets the hang of

related: apprehends, comprehends, grasps, knows, understands, absorbs, assimilates, digests, drinks (in), imbibes, ascertains, descries, detects, determines, digs up, discerns, discovers, examines, finds out, hears, hits (on or upon), runs down, scares up, searches (for), sees, tracks (down), tumbles (to), unearths, majors (in), studies, memorizes

opposite: unlearns

near: forgets, misunderstands, misses, overlooks, disregards, ignores, neglects
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)

"don't cough on me—I don't want to get your cold"

similar: catches, comes down (with), contracts, goes down (with) (chiefly British), sickens (with), takes

related: breaks out (with), dies (from), succumbs (to), fails, languishes, sinks, wastes (away), weakens, wilts, withers, worsens

near: comes back, gains, heals, mends, recoups, recovers, recuperates, snaps back, rallies, rebounds, recovers (from), shakes (off)
to become the father of

"Abraham was quite old when he got Isaac, his only son"

similar: begets, fathers, sires

related: multiplies, procreates, propagates, reproduces, spawns, bears, engenders, genders, generates, produces
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests

"tried to get the mayor to let us stage the concert in the town square, but she refused"

similar: argues, brings, brings around, converts, convinces, gains, induces, moves, persuades, prevails (on or upon), satisfies, talks (into), wins (over)

related: blandishes, blarneys, cajoles, coaxes, entreats, exhorts, fast-talks, urges, wheedles, allures, beguiles, leads on, lures, seduces, snows, tempts, brainwashes, overpersuades, inclines, influences, prompts, sells, sways, attracts, draws, entices, interests, chews over, converses, debates, discusses, disputes, hashes (over), moots, reasons (with)

near: deters, discourages, dissuades, unsells
to come upon after searching, study, or effort

"redid the math problem until I got the right answer"

similar: ascertains, descries, detects, determines, digs out, digs up, discovers, dredges (up), ferrets (out), finds, finds out, hits (on or upon), hunts (down or up), learns, locates, noses out, roots (out), routs (out), rummages, runs down, scares up, scouts (up), tracks (down), turns up

related: espies, sights, spots, looks for, searches (for or out), seeks

opposite: misses, overlooks, passes over

near: loses, mislays, misplaces, missets
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

"continuously clearing your throat like that is starting to get to me"

similar: aggravates, annoys, bothers, bugs, burns (up), chafes, eats, exasperates, frosts, galls, grates, gripes, hacks (off), irks, irritates, itches, narks (British), nettles, peeves, persecutes, piques, puts out, rasps, riles, ruffles, spites, vexes, gets one's goat, gets on one's nerves, gets to, rubs the wrong way, sets one's teeth on edge, sticks in one's craw, wears on

related: hassles, heckles, nags, inflames, provokes, rouses, badgers, baits, bullyrags, devils, hagrides, harasses, harries, pesters, plagues, teases, angers, antagonizes, enrages, incenses, infuriates, maddens, rankles, roils, agitates, discomforts, discomposes, disquiets, distresses, exercises, freaks (out), frets, perturbs, undoes, unhinges, unsettles, upsets, worries, affronts, insults, miffs, offends, outrages

near: appeases, conciliates, mollifies, obliges, pacifies, placates, propitiates, delights, gladdens, gratifies, pleases, satisfies, assures, cheers, comforts, consoles, contents, quiets, reassures, solaces, soothes
to eventually have as a state or quality

"it's going to get colder as winter approaches"

similar: becomes, comes, goes, grows, runs, turns, waxes

related: alters, changes, metamorphoses, modifies, mutates, transfigures, transforms, transmutes

near: abides, continues, is, lingers, remains, stays
to receive as return for effort

"got an A on his final paper"

similar: acquires, attains, bags, brings in, captures, carries, comes by, draws, earns, gains, garners, knocks down, lands, makes, obtains, procures, pulls down, realizes, reaps, secures, wins

related: clears, grosses, nets, accomplishes, achieves, notches (up), scores, accumulates, amasses, racks up, catches, picks up, annexes, occupies, takes over, reacquires, reattains, recaptures, regains, remakes

opposite: forfeits, loses

near: accords, gives, grants, pays, gives up, hands over, parts (with), relinquishes, surrenders, yields
to have a clear idea of

"she was speaking so fast—did you get what she said?"

similar: appreciates, apprehends, assimilates, beholds, catches, catches on (to), cognizes, compasses, comprehends, conceives, cottons (to or on to), deciphers, decodes, digs, discerns, grasps, groks, intuits, knows, makes, makes out, perceives, recognizes, registers, savvies, sees, seizes, senses, tumbles (to), twigs, understands, picks up on

related: absorbs, digests, takes in, realizes, fathoms, penetrates, pierces

opposite: misses

near: misapprehends, misconceives, misconstrues, misinterprets, misperceives, misreads, mistakes, misunderstands
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

"the defense tackled the running back and got the ball"

similar: bags, captures, catches, collars, cops (slang), corrals, gloms, grabs, grapples, hooks, lands, nabs, nails, nets, nobbles (British slang), raps, seizes, snags, snaps (up), snares, snatches, traps, takes hold (of)

related: gloves, halters, lassos, ropes, apprehends, arrests, detains, bays, corners, clasps, clutches, fastens (on), fists, grasps, grips, holds, latches (on or onto), secures, rends, wrests, enmeshes, ensnares, entangles, entraps, meshes, abducts, kidnaps, spirits (away or off)

opposite: misses

near: discharges, frees, liberates, releases, drops, loosens, unhands
to leave a place often for another

"will get away to the Bahamas for a vacation"

similar: bails, bails out, books (slang), buggers off (British slang), bugs off, bugs out, buzzes (off), clears off (chiefly British), clears out, cuts out, departs, digs out, exits, gets off, goes, goes off, moves, packs (up or off), parts, peels off, pikes (out or off), pulls out, pushes off, pushes on, quits, runs along, sallies (forth), scarpers (British), shoves (off), steps (along), takes off, vamooses, walks out, beats it, hits the road, pulls stakes, takes a hike, takes a powder

related: sets out, starts, strikes out, absconds, decamps, escapes, evacuates, flees, flies, gets out, mizzles (chiefly British), runs away, scats, scrams, skips, goes out, lights out, steps out, abandons, deserts, forsakes, vacates, emigrates, adjourns, removes, retires, retreats, withdraws

opposite: arrives, comes, shows up, turns up

near: abides, dwells, lodges, remains, settles, stays, tarries, approaches, closes, nears, hits, lands, reaches
to achieve a victory over

"you may have won this game, but I'll get you next time"

similar: beats, bests, conquers, defeats, dispatches, does down (British), gets around, licks, masters, overbears, overcomes, overmatches, prevails (over), skunks, stops, subdues, surmounts, takes, trims, triumphs (over), upends, wins (against), worsts, gets the better of, knocks for a loop

related: sweeps, edges (out), noses out, pips (British), annihilates, blows away, blows out, bombs, breaks, buries, clobbers, creams, crushes, drubs, finishes, flattens, overwhelms, routs, shellacs, skins, slaughters, smokes (slang), snows under, thrashes, trounces, upsets, wallops, waxes (slang), whips, caps, excels, flourishes, scores, succeeds, knocks off, knocks over, overpowers, overthrows, subjugates, unseats, vanquishes, aces (out), betters, eclipses, exceeds, outdistances, outdoes, outfights, outshines, outstrips, overtops, surpasses, tops, transcends

opposite: loses (to)

near: falls, gives up, goes down, goes under, collapses, fails, flops, flunks, folds, washes out
to transmit information or requests to

"I've been trying all day, but I can't get either of them in order to ask the question"

similar: addresses, communicates (with), contacts, reaches, gets hold of, gets in touch with, touches base (with)

related: gets through (to), acquaints, advises, apprises, briefs, clues, enlightens, familiarizes, fills in, informs, instructs, notifies, tells, wises (up), buzzes, calls, phones, rings (up) (chiefly British), telephones, keeps up (with)
to put to death deliberately

"I'll get you if you talk to the cops, the loan shark warned"

similar: assassinates, bumps off, croaks (slang), dispatches, does in, executes, ices (slang), knocks off, liquidates, murders, neutralizes, offs (slang), puts away, rubs out, slays, snuffs, takes out, terminates, whacks (slang), does away with

related: blows away, shoots, shoots down, blots out, carries off, claims, cuts down, destroys, fells, kills, smites, zaps, butchers, massacres, mows (down), slaughters, annihilates, eliminates, eradicates, exterminates, wipes out

near: animates, raises, restores, resurrects, resuscitates, revives
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

"what gets me is why she would do such a weird thing"

similar: addles, baffles, bamboozles, beats, befogs, befuddles, bemuses, bewilders, buffaloes, confounds, confuses, discombobulates, disorients, flummoxes, foxes, fuddles, gravels, mazes, muddies, muddles, mystifies, perplexes, poses, puzzles, vexes, blows one's mind, goes to one's head

related: sticks, stumps, weirds out, abashes, discomfits, disconcerts, discountenances, embarrasses, fazes, flusters, mortifies, nonpluses, rattles, agitates, bothers, chagrins, discomforts, discomposes, dismays, disquiets, distresses, disturbs, perturbs, stuns, unhinges, unsettles, upsets, beguiles, cozens, deceives, deludes, dupes, fools, gulls, hoaxes, hoodwinks, humbugs, misguides, misleads, snows, strings along, takes in, tricks

near: assures, reassures, satisfies, enlightens, informs

Related Entry: Get (verb)

Get is a different word from Gets. The synonyms below are for get, not for gets.

to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in

"I'm not sure I ever got the new math"

similar: learn, master, pick up, get the hang of

related: apprehend, comprehend, grasp, know, understand, absorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in), imbibe, ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig up, discern, discover, examine, find out, hear, hit (on or upon), run down, scare up, search (for), see, track (down), tumble (to), unearth, major (in), study, memorize

opposite: unlearn

near: forget, misunderstand, miss, overlook, disregard, ignore, neglect
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)

"don't cough on me—I don't want to get your cold"

similar: catch, come down (with), contract, go down (with) (chiefly British), sicken (with), take

related: break out (with), die (from), succumb (to), fail, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither, worsen

near: come back, gain, heal, mend, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back, rally, rebound, recover (from), shake (off)
to become the father of

"Abraham was quite old when he got Isaac, his only son"

similar: beget, father, sire

related: multiply, procreate, propagate, reproduce, spawn, bear, engender, gender, generate, produce
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests

"tried to get the mayor to let us stage the concert in the town square, but she refused"

similar: argue, bring, bring around, convert, convince, gain, induce, move, persuade, prevail (on or upon), satisfy, talk (into), win (over)

related: blandish, blarney, cajole, coax, entreat, exhort, fast-talk, urge, wheedle, allure, beguile, lead on, lure, seduce, snow, tempt, brainwash, overpersuade, incline, influence, prompt, sell, sway, attract, draw, entice, interest, chew over, converse, debate, discuss, dispute, hash (over), moot, reason (with)

near: deter, discourage, dissuade, unsell
to come upon after searching, study, or effort

"redid the math problem until I got the right answer"

similar: ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up

related: espy, sight, spot, look for, search (for or out), seek

opposite: miss, overlook, pass over

near: lose, mislay, misplace, misset
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

"continuously clearing your throat like that is starting to get to me"

similar: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, frost, gall, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, irritate, itch, nark (British), nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, vex, get one's goat, get on one's nerves, get to, rub the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw, wear on

related: hassle, heckle, nag, inflame, provoke, rouse, badger, bait, bullyrag, devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease, anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roil, agitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry, affront, insult, miff, offend, outrage

near: appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate, delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy, assure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe
to eventually have as a state or quality

"it's going to get colder as winter approaches"

similar: become, come, go, grow, run, turn, wax

related: alter, change, metamorphose, modify, mutate, transfigure, transform, transmute

near: abide, be, continue, linger, remain, stay
to receive as return for effort

"got an A on his final paper"

similar: acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, earn, gain, garner, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win

related: clear, gross, net, accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score, accumulate, amass, rack up, catch, pick up, annex, occupy, take over, reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake

opposite: forfeit, lose

near: accord, give, grant, pay, give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield
to have a clear idea of

"she was speaking so fast—did you get what she said?"

similar: appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand, pick up on

related: absorb, digest, take in, realize, fathom, penetrate, pierce

opposite: miss

near: misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

"the defense tackled the running back and got the ball"

similar: bag, capture, catch, collar, cop (slang), corral, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble (British slang), rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap, take hold (of)

related: glove, halter, lasso, rope, apprehend, arrest, detain, bay, corner, clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure, rend, wrest, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh, abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)

opposite: miss

near: discharge, free, liberate, release, drop, loosen, unhand
to leave a place often for another

"will get away to the Bahamas for a vacation"

similar: bail, bail out, begone, book (slang), bug off, bug out, bugger off (British slang), buzz (off), clear off (chiefly British), clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get off, go, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), scarper (British), shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out, beat it, hit the road, pull stakes, take a hike, take a powder

related: set out, start, strike out, abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle (chiefly British), run away, scat, scram, skip, go out, light out, step out, abandon, desert, forsake, vacate, emigrate, adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw

opposite: arrive, come, show up, turn up

near: abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry, approach, close, near, hit, land, reach
to achieve a victory over

"you may have won this game, but I'll get you next time"

similar: beat, best, conquer, defeat, dispatch, do down (British), get around, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), skunk, stop, subdue, surmount, take, trim, triumph (over), upend, win (against), worst, get the better of, knock for a loop

related: sweep, edge (out), nose out, pip (British), annihilate, blow away, blow out, bomb, break, bury, clobber, cream, crush, drub, finish, flatten, overwhelm, rout, shellac, skin, slaughter, smoke (slang), snow under, thrash, trounce, upset, wallop, wax (slang), whip, cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, subjugate, unseat, vanquish, ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

opposite: lose (to)

near: fall, give up, go down, go under, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, wash out
to transmit information or requests to

"I've been trying all day, but I can't get either of them in order to ask the question"

similar: address, communicate (with), contact, reach, get hold of, get in touch with, touch base (with)

related: get through (to), acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, clue, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, inform, instruct, notify, tell, wise (up), buzz, call, phone, ring (up) (chiefly British), telephone, keep up (with)
to put to death deliberately

"I'll get you if you talk to the cops, the loan shark warned"

similar: assassinate, bump off, croak (slang), dispatch, do in, execute, ice (slang), knock off, liquidate, murder, neutralize, off (slang), put away, rub out, slay, snuff, take out, terminate, whack (slang), do away with

related: blow away, shoot, shoot down, blot out, carry off, claim, cut down, destroy, fell, kill, smite, zap, butcher, massacre, mow (down), slaughter, annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, exterminate, wipe out

near: animate, raise, restore, resurrect, resuscitate, revive
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

"what gets me is why she would do such a weird thing"

similar: addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex, blow one's mind, go to one's head

related: stick, stump, weird out, abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle, agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset, beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick

near: assure, reassure, satisfy, enlighten, inform

Related Entry: Get (noun)

Get is a different word from Gets. The synonyms below are for get, not for gets.

the descendants of a person, animal, or plant

"in some animal species, a new mate will refuse to raise another male's get"

similar: fruit, issue, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed, spawn

related: brood, hatch, litter, young, child, scion, family, kin, lineage, stock

near: ancestor, antecedent, father, forebear, forebearer, forefather, grandfather, parent, primogenitor, progenitor

Related Entry: Gets (away) (verb)

Gets (away) is a different word from Gets. The synonyms below are for gets (away), not for gets.

as in escapes, gets off

similar: escapes, gets off, holidays, vacations, breaks, recesses, eases (up), lets up, relaxes, reposes, rests, bums, goldbricks, idles, lazes, loafs, lounges, slacks (off)

opposite: drudges, endeavors, grubs, humps, hustles, labors, moils, pegs (away), plods, plows, plugs, slaves, slogs, strains, strives, struggles, sweats, toils, travails, works

Related Entry: Gets around (to) (verb)

Gets around (to) is a different word from Gets. The synonyms below are for gets around (to), not for gets.

as in gets down (to), gets round (to)

similar: gets down (to), gets round (to), establishes, fathers, founds, institutes, organizes, pioneers, sets up, spawns, adopts, embraces, takes on, takes up, creates, generates, inaugurates, initiates, innovates, invents, originates, begins, commences, embarks (on or upon), enters (into or upon), falls (to), gets off, kicks off, launches, leads off, opens, starts, strikes (into)

opposite: concludes, ends, finishes, terminates, ceases, desists, discontinues, halts, knocks off, lays off, quits, stops, closes, completes, abandons, forsakes, leaves, abolishes, demolishes, destroys, exterminates, extinguishes, phases out

Related Entry: Gets at (verb)

Gets at is a different word from Gets. The synonyms below are for gets at, not for gets.

as in greases the hand of, oils the hand of

similar: greases the hand of, oils the hand of, bribes, buys, corrupts, has, pays off, squares

Related Entry: Gets back (at) (verb)

Gets back (at) is a different word from Gets. The synonyms below are for gets back (at), not for gets.

as in retaliates, avenges

similar: avenges, retaliates, revenges, gives back, refunds, reimburses, restitutes, compensates, indemnifies, pays, recoups, remunerates, satisfies, exchanges, reciprocates, recompenses, repays, requites

opposite: owes

Related Entry: Gets down (to) (verb)

Gets down (to) is a different word from Gets. The synonyms below are for gets down (to), not for gets.

as in gets around (to), gets round (to)

similar: gets around (to), gets round (to), establishes, fathers, founds, institutes, organizes, pioneers, sets up, spawns, adopts, embraces, takes on, takes up, creates, generates, inaugurates, initiates, innovates, invents, originates, begins, commences, embarks (on or upon), enters (into or upon), falls (to), gets off, kicks off, launches, leads off, opens, starts, strikes (into)

opposite: concludes, ends, finishes, terminates, ceases, desists, discontinues, halts, knocks off, lays off, quits, stops, closes, completes, abandons, forsakes, leaves, abolishes, demolishes, destroys, exterminates, extinguishes, phases out

Related Entry: Gets round (to) (verb)

Gets round (to) is a different word from Gets. The synonyms below are for gets round (to), not for gets.

as in gets around (to), gets down (to)

similar: gets around (to), gets down (to), establishes, fathers, founds, institutes, organizes, pioneers, sets up, spawns, adopts, embraces, takes on, takes up, creates, generates, inaugurates, initiates, innovates, invents, originates, begins, commences, embarks (on or upon), enters (into or upon), falls (to), gets off, kicks off, launches, leads off, opens, starts, strikes (into)

opposite: concludes, ends, finishes, terminates, ceases, desists, discontinues, halts, knocks off, lays off, quits, stops, closes, completes, abandons, forsakes, leaves, abolishes, demolishes, destroys, exterminates, extinguishes, phases out

Related Entry: Gets through (to) (verb)

Gets through (to) is a different word from Gets. The synonyms below are for gets through (to), not for gets.

as in tells, gets

similar: acquaints, advises, apprises, briefs, clues, enlightens, familiarizes, fills in, informs, instructs, notifies, tells, wises (up), addresses, communicates (with), contacts, gets, reaches, buzzes, calls, phones, rings (up) (chiefly British), telephones, keeps up (with)

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Gets

The most common words with a similar meaning to Gets:

Slang: cops, books, croaks, ices, offs, whacks

British: narks, scarpers, does down

Chiefly British: goes down (with), clears off

British slang: nobbles, buggers off

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Gets

Words with the opposite meaning of Gets:

unlearns, misses, overlooks, passes over, forfeits, loses, arrives, comes, shows up, turns up, loses (to)

Related Words for Gets

Near Antonyms of Gets

Word Forms of Gets

Inflections: got, gotten, getting, gittin

Origin & Etymology of Gets

Middle English, from Old Norse geta to get, beget; akin to Old English bigietan to beget, Latin prehendere to seize, grasp, Greek chandanein to hold, contain

First known use: 14th century

Words & Phrases Containing Gets

as good as it gets, a/the squeaky wheel gets the grease/oil, give as good as one gets, not know where someone gets off, when the going gets tough, when the going gets tough, the tough get going

Frequently Asked Questions about Gets

What does "Gets" mean?

"Gets" means something begotten:. As an a noun, a verb, a phrase and an adjective, it is defined as: something begotten:. It has 15 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Gets"?

Other words for "Gets" include learns, masters, picks up, catches, comes down (with), contracts, goes down (with) and sickens (with). The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Gets" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Gets"?

There are 581 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Gets". Common alternatives include learns, masters, picks up, catches, comes down (with), contracts, goes down (with), sickens (with), takes and begets.

What is a slang word for "Gets"?

Slang words for "Gets" include cops, books, croaks, ices, offs and whacks.

What is the opposite of "Gets"?

Antonyms of "Gets" include unlearns, misses, overlooks, passes over, forfeits, loses, arrives and comes. Near antonyms include forgets, misunderstands, disregards and ignores.

How do you use "Gets" in a sentence?

Examples of "Gets" in a sentence: "I'm not sure I ever got the new math"; "don't cough on me—I don't want to get your cold"; "Abraham was quite old when he got Isaac, his only son".

Is "Gets" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Gets" can be used as a noun, a verb, a phrase and an adjective, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Gets"?

"Gets" is pronounced /ˈget/ as a noun and /ə-ˈkwān-təd/ as an adjective.