gets


Meanings

  • a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
  • come into the possession of something concrete or abstract;
  • enter or assume a certain state or condition;
  • cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition;
  • receive a specified treatment (abstract);
  • reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress;
  • go or come after and bring or take back;
  • go through (mental or physical states or experiences);
  • take vengeance on or get even;
  • achieve a point or goal;
  • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
  • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase;
  • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);
  • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;
  • communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone;
  • give certain properties to something;
  • move into a desired direction of discourse;
  • grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of;
  • attract and fix;
  • reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot;
  • reach by calculation;
  • acquire as a result of some effort or action;
  • purchase;
  • perceive by hearing;
  • suffer from the receipt of;
  • receive as a retribution or punishment;
  • leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;
  • reach and board;
  • irritate;
    • "His lying really gets me"
  • evoke an emotional response;
    • "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time"
  • apprehend and reproduce accurately;
  • earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher;
  • overcome or destroy;
  • be a mystery or bewildering to;
  • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;
  • undergo (as of injuries and illnesses);
  • make children;


Scrabble Score: 5

gets is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

gets is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

gets is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 6

gets is a valid Words With Friends word