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verb

Obtener, adquirir

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

Examples :

"My sister has gotten a new bicycle for her birthday. "

Mi hermana ha obtenido una bicicleta nueva para su cumpleaños.

verb

Recibir, obtener

To receive.

Examples :

"He got a severe reprimand for that."

Recibió una severa reprimenda por eso.

action achievement

verb

Tener

(in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.

Examples :

"My friend has gotten a new job at the bakery. "

Mi amigo ha conseguido un nuevo trabajo en la panadería.

grammar language word

verb

Conseguir, traer, tomar

To fetch, bring, take.

Examples :

"Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?"

¿Puedes traer mi bolso de la sala de estar, por favor?

action language word

verb

Llegar a ser, obtener

To become, or cause oneself to become.

Examples :

"My sister had gotten a new job at the bakery. "

Mi hermana había conseguido un nuevo trabajo en la panadería.

action process being

verb

Causar, provocar

To cause to become; to bring about.

Examples :

"The long hours of studying finally gotten him the A he needed in math. "

Las largas horas de estudio finalmente le consiguieron la A que necesitaba en matemáticas.

action outcome process

verb

Hacer que, lograr que

To cause to do.

Examples :

"The teacher's encouragement gotten the students to focus better on their work. "

El aliento del maestro logró que los estudiantes se concentraran mejor en su trabajo.

language action

verb

Obtener, conseguir

To cause to come or go or move.

Examples :

"I got him to his room."

Lo llevé a su habitación.

action process

verb

Hacer que, lograr que

To cause to be in a certain status or position.

Examples :

"Get him here at once."

¡Tráelo aquí inmediatamente!

action position

verb

Adoptar, 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).

Examples :

"After weeks of studying, Sarah finally gotten into a good position for the upcoming exam. "

Después de semanas de estudio, Sarah finalmente llegó a una buena posición para el próximo examen.

state condition action achievement process situation linguistics

verb

Recorrer

To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.

Examples :

"to get a mile"

recorrer una milla

way vehicle traffic direction

verb

Empezar

To begin (doing something or to do something).

Examples :

"After lunch we got chatting."

Después del almuerzo empezamos a charlar.

language grammar word

verb

Tomar

To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).

Examples :

"I normally get the 7:45 train."

Normalmente tomo el tren de las 7:45.

vehicle service

verb

Contestar

To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).

Examples :

"My neighbor often gets the phone calls from the office. "

Mi vecino a menudo contesta las llamadas telefónicas de la oficina.

communication sound technology

verb

poder

(followed by infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).

Examples :

"Great. I get to clean the toilets today."

Genial. Me toca limpiar los baños hoy.

language grammar

verb

Entender, comprender

To understand. (compare get it)

Examples :

"After listening to the lecture, I finally gotten it; now I understand the concept of photosynthesis. "

Después de escuchar la conferencia, finalmente lo entendí; ahora entiendo el concepto de fotosíntesis.

language linguistics communication mind

verb

recibir, ser objeto de

To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).

Examples :

""You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot.""

“Te pareces a Helen Mirren.” / “Me lo dicen mucho.”

communication language

verb

Ser, estar

To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.

Examples :

"He got bitten by a dog."

Fue mordido por un perro.

grammar language linguistics word past participle

verb

Contraer, pillar

To become ill with or catch (a disease).

Examples :

"I went on holiday and got malaria."

Me fui de vacaciones y pillé malaria.

disease medicine

verb

Engañar, timar

To catch out, trick successfully.

Examples :

"He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time."

Sigue llamando fingiendo ser mi jefe—me engaña cada vez.

action character entertainment

verb

Desconcertar, dejar perplejo

To perplex, stump.

Examples :

"The complicated math problem really got him gotten; he couldn't figure it out. "

El complicado problema de matemáticas realmente lo desconcertó; no pudo resolverlo.

mind language word

verb

Encontrar como respuesta, obtener

To find as an answer.

Examples :

"What did you get for question four?"

¿Qué obtuviste para la pregunta cuatro?

outcome achievement

verb

Llevar a la cuenta, atrapar, efectuar la retribución

To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.

Examples :

"The police officer finally gotten the thief who robbed the local store. "

El oficial de policía finalmente atrapó al ladrón que robó la tienda local.

police law action government state

verb

Entender, captar

To hear completely; catch.

Examples :

"I couldn't quite get the teacher's explanation, but I finally got it when she repeated it more slowly. "

No entendí del todo la explicación del profesor, pero finalmente la capté cuando la repitió más lentamente.

sound communication language

verb

Obtener, conseguir

To getter.

Examples :

"I put the getter into the container to get the gases."

Puse el getter en el contenedor para obtener los gases.

language word grammar past participle

verb

Engendrar

To beget (of a father).

Examples :

"My grandfather gotten me interested in history. "

Mi abuelo me engendró interés por la historia.

family sex human

verb

Aprender, memorizar, recordar

To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.

Examples :

"My son has gotten the poem by heart for his school recital. "

Mi hijo ha aprendido el poema de memoria para el recital de la escuela.

education mind language linguistics

verb

Pretencioso, engreído

Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.

Examples :

"Get her with her new hairdo."

Es tan pretenciosa con su nuevo peinado.

attitude character language word

verb

Irse, largarse

To go, to leave; to scram.

Examples :

"When the teacher said the bell rang, the students all got up and gotten out of the classroom. "

Cuando el profesor dijo que sonó la campana, todos los estudiantes se levantaron y se largaron del aula.

action language

verb

Matar, asesinar

To kill.

Examples :

"They’re coming to get you, Barbara."

Vienen a matarte, Bárbara.

action war military

verb

Obtener, adquirir, ganar

To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.

Examples :

"My grandmother has gotten many valuable antiques over the years. "

Mi abuela ha obtenido muchas antigüedades valiosas a lo largo de los años.

achievement business economy

verb

Medir

To measure.

Examples :

"Did you get her temperature?"

¿Le tomaste la temperatura?

amount math

adjective

obtenido, adquirido

(mostly in combination) obtained, acquired

Examples :

"The information I've gotten from my teacher is very helpful. "

La información que he obtenido de mi profesor es muy útil.

achievement business

Meanings

Obtener, adquirir

Examples :

"My sister has gotten a new bicycle for her birthday. "

Mi hermana ha obtenido una bicicleta nueva para su cumpleaños.

Recibir, obtener

Examples :

"He got a severe reprimand for that."

Recibió una severa reprimenda por eso.

Tener

Examples :

"My friend has gotten a new job at the bakery. "

Mi amigo ha conseguido un nuevo trabajo en la panadería.

Conseguir, traer, tomar

Examples :

"Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?"

¿Puedes traer mi bolso de la sala de estar, por favor?

Llegar a ser, obtener

Examples :

"My sister had gotten a new job at the bakery. "

Mi hermana había conseguido un nuevo trabajo en la panadería.

Causar, provocar

Examples :

"The long hours of studying finally gotten him the A he needed in math. "

Las largas horas de estudio finalmente le consiguieron la A que necesitaba en matemáticas.

Hacer que, lograr que

Examples :

"The teacher's encouragement gotten the students to focus better on their work. "

El aliento del maestro logró que los estudiantes se concentraran mejor en su trabajo.

Obtener, conseguir

Examples :

"I got him to his room."

Lo llevé a su habitación.

Hacer que, lograr que

Examples :

"Get him here at once."

¡Tráelo aquí inmediatamente!

Adoptar, asumir, llegar a

Examples :

"After weeks of studying, Sarah finally gotten into a good position for the upcoming exam. "

Después de semanas de estudio, Sarah finalmente llegó a una buena posición para el próximo examen.

Recorrer

Examples :

"to get a mile"

recorrer una milla

Empezar

Examples :

"After lunch we got chatting."

Después del almuerzo empezamos a charlar.

Tomar

Examples :

"I normally get the 7:45 train."

Normalmente tomo el tren de las 7:45.

Contestar

Examples :

"My neighbor often gets the phone calls from the office. "

Mi vecino a menudo contesta las llamadas telefónicas de la oficina.

poder

Examples :

"Great. I get to clean the toilets today."

Genial. Me toca limpiar los baños hoy.

Entender, comprender

Examples :

"After listening to the lecture, I finally gotten it; now I understand the concept of photosynthesis. "

Después de escuchar la conferencia, finalmente lo entendí; ahora entiendo el concepto de fotosíntesis.

recibir, ser objeto de

Examples :

""You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot.""

“Te pareces a Helen Mirren.” / “Me lo dicen mucho.”

Ser, estar

Examples :

"He got bitten by a dog."

Fue mordido por un perro.

Contraer, pillar

Examples :

"I went on holiday and got malaria."

Me fui de vacaciones y pillé malaria.

Engañar, timar

Examples :

"He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time."