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    GET WORD

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentallyplay

    Example:

    I see that you have been promoted

    Synonyms:

    discover; find out; get a line; get wind; get word; hear; learn; pick up; see

    Classified under:

    Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

    Verb group:

    find; see; witness (perceive or be contemporaneous with)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get word"):

    get the goods (discover some bad or hidden information about)

    wise up (get wise to)

    catch; trip up (detect a blunder or misstep)

    ascertain (learn or discover with certainty)

    discover; find (make a discovery)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something

    Sentence example:

    They get word that there was a traffic accident

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