get it
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 6.20 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, it.
verb
To understand something; to catch on; to fully appreciate its implications.
verb
To receive a negative thing: to receive punishment; to receive a retaliation; to receive a beating; to get what's coming to one; to feel someone's wrath.
intj
Used to draw attention to a pun or other joke one has made.
Example Sentences
- "If you order the pizza, I'll go get it."
- "If they aren't getting it, explain it a different way."
- "I thought it was hilarious, but she didn't get it."
- "Hey, I get it — interpersonal diplomacy can be challenging. But we must at least try."
- "The 1960s counterculture created a moral and spiritual vacuum that weakens the foundations of American society. The new elite of its adversary culture has disdained traditional morality— the stress on hard work, thrift, frugality, deferred gratification, the sanctity of marriage, fidelity, sexual self-control, and individual accountability. Those who still believe in these values are branded by the new elite as quaint, politically incorrect throwbacks who "just don't get it.""
- "Couldn’t you point at that shed a little sooner, Alex⁉ Oh! Excellent! Right on shedule for your latest mission. Get it? E-heh, “shedule”? Yes, unfortunately we get it, Jerry."