English · Common Verbs

gets

/ɡɛts/

[/ɡɛts/]

third-person singular of get

Beginnerverb

Definition

Third-person singular present of 'get': he, she, or it obtains, receives, or becomes something.

Example

She gets up early every weekday to walk the dog before the morning traffic begins.

She gets up early every weekday to walk the dog before the morning traffic begins.

Etymology

From Old Norse 'geta' (to obtain).

How & Where It’s Used

Used with singular subjects in the present tense.

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