noun🔗ShareDescendencia, proleOffspring."My neighbor's dog had a litter of seven gets. "La perra de mi vecino tuvo una camada de siete cachorros.familybiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLinaje, ascendenciaLineage."My family's royal get is quite old and prestigious. "El linaje real de mi familia es bastante antiguo y prestigioso.familyhistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParada, bloqueoA difficult return or block of a shot."The tennis player's difficult get at the net gave the opponent a chance to win the point. "La difícil parada del tenista en la red le dio al oponente la oportunidad de ganar el punto.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareObtención, adquisiciónSomething gained; an acquisition."My latest get is a new cookbook; I'm excited to try the recipes. "Mi última adquisición es un nuevo libro de cocina; estoy emocionado por probar las recetas.assetbusinesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtener, adquirir(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire."My sister got a new bicycle for her birthday. "Mi hermana obtuvo una bicicleta nueva para su cumpleaños.actionachievementbusinesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecibir, obtenerTo receive."He got a severe reprimand for that."Recibió una severa reprimenda por eso.actionachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTener(in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes."My sister gets a new pair of shoes every year. "Mi hermana tiene un par de zapatos nuevos cada año.grammarlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtener, conseguir, traerTo fetch, bring, take."Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?"¿Puedes traer mi bolso del salón, por favor?actionfunctionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLlegar a ser, obtenerTo become, or cause oneself to become."She got tired after working all day. "Se cansó después de trabajar todo el día.actionprocessbeingconditionstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCausar, lograrTo cause to become; to bring about."The new teacher's methods got the students more interested in their lessons. "Los métodos del nuevo profesor lograron que los estudiantes se interesaran más en sus lecciones.actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer que, lograr queTo cause to do."The teacher got the students to clean their desks. "El profesor logró que los estudiantes limpiaran sus escritorios.actionabilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConseguir, obtener, recibirTo cause to come or go or move."I got him to his room."Lo llevé a su habitación.actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePoner, colocarTo cause to be in a certain status or position."Get him here at once."¡Tráelo aquí inmediatamente!positionactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAdoptar, asumir, llegar a(with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state)."The student is trying to get into a better position in the class. "El estudiante está tratando de llegar a una mejor posición en la clase.actionstateprocesspositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecorrerTo cover (a certain distance) while travelling."to get a mile"recorrer una milladirectionwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmpezar, comenzarTo begin (doing something or to do something)."After lunch we got chatting."Después del almuerzo, empezamos a charlar.actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTomarTo take or catch (a scheduled transportation service)."I normally get the 7:45 train."Normalmente tomo el tren de las 7:45.vehicleserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContestarTo respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc)."My mom got the phone call from the school. "Mi madre contestó la llamada telefónica de la escuela.communicationtechnologyelectronicsserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharepoder(followed by infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable)."Great. I get to clean the toilets today."Genial. Me toca limpiar los baños hoy.abilitypossibilityactionlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntenderTo understand. (compare get it)"I'm not sure I get what the teacher is saying about fractions. "No estoy seguro de entender lo que el profesor está diciendo sobre las fracciones.languagecommunicationmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecibirTo be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).""You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot.""“Te pareces a Helen Mirren.” / “Me lo dicen mucho.”communicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSerTo be. Used to form the passive of verbs."He got bitten by a dog."Fue mordido por un perro.grammarlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContraer, pillarTo become ill with or catch (a disease)."I went on holiday and got malaria."Me fui de vacaciones y pillé malaria.diseasemedicineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngañar, pillarTo catch out, trick successfully."He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time."Sigue llamando fingiendo ser mi jefe—me pilla cada vez.actioncharactercommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePerplejizar, desconcertarTo perplex, stump."The math problem really got me; I couldn't figure it out. "El problema de matemáticas realmente me perplejizó; no pude resolverlo.mindlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtener, conseguirTo find as an answer."What did you get for question four?"¿Qué obtuviste para la pregunta cuatro?outcomeachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCapturar, aprehender, tomar represaliasTo bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution."The police got the thief who stole the school's valuable computer equipment. "La policía capturó al ladrón que robó el valioso equipo informático de la escuela.policelawactiongovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOír, entenderTo hear completely; catch."I couldn't get the teacher's instructions completely; she spoke too quickly. "No pude entender completamente las instrucciones del profesor; hablaba demasiado rápido.soundcommunicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtener, conseguirTo getter."I put the getter into the container to get the gases."Puse el getter en el contenedor para obtener los gases.actionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngendrar, procrearTo beget (of a father)."My grandfather got me interested in history when he told stories of his youth. "Mi abuelo me despertó el interés por la historia cuando me contaba historias de su juventud.familyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAprender, memorizarTo learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out."My son is trying to get the multiplication tables. "Mi hijo está tratando de aprender las tablas de multiplicar.mindlanguageeducationachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCreerse, darse importanciaUsed with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose."Get her with her new hairdo."Se cree mucho con su nuevo peinado.languagestylecommunicationwordcharacterattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIrse, largarseTo go, to leave; to scram."The teacher said, "Get out of the classroom now!" "El profesor dijo: "¡Lárguense del aula ahora!"actionlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMatar, asesinarTo kill."They’re coming to get you, Barbara."Vienen a matarte, Bárbara.actionwarinhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtener, adquirir, ganarTo make acquisitions; to gain; to profit."The farmer got a good profit from his harvest this year. "El agricultor obtuvo una buena ganancia de su cosecha este año.businesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMedirTo measure."Did you get her temperature?"¿Le tomaste la temperatura?amountmathscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTonto, idiotaA git."That new student is a real git; he's always disrupting class. "Ese nuevo estudiante es un verdadero tonto; siempre está interrumpiendo la clase.personcharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareActa de divorcio judíoA Jewish writ of divorce."The rabbi explained that the couple needed to obtain a get before they could legally divorce. "El rabino explicó que la pareja necesitaba obtener un acta de divorcio judío antes de poder divorciarse legalmente.religionfamilyculturelawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
