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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Understand, usually after some initial difficulty
Example:
She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
Synonyms:
catch on; cotton on; get it; get onto; get wise; latch on; tumble; twig
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "get it" is one way to...):
apprehend; compass; comprehend; dig; get the picture; grasp; grok; savvy (get the meaning of something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Receive punishment
Example:
You are going to get it!
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Context examples:
Most cases are in children under age 15, but older children and adults can get it.
(Chickenpox, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Although breast cancer is much more common in women, men can get it too.
(Male Breast Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
You get it when an infected mosquito bites you.
(Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
However, you can get it at any age.
(Infectious Mononucleosis, NIH)
Babies can get it from sleeping in a cold room.
(Hypothermia, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
You can also get it if you touch a contaminated surface.
(Norovirus Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
You may get it as an injection.
(Nuclear Scans, NIH)
“Bravo, old ’un, one of those will be a dose of laudanum if you get it home,” cried Belcher.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I rather fancy that this lady may be as anxious to give us information as we can be to get it.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Him that wants shall get it.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
