get
verb (used with object)
to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of.
gets
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present tense formof get (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Because it’s true, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Previous Fed chairs have provided a forecast, such as saying something like: The Fed can hike until underlying inflation gets low enough and then the central bank will hold rates steady.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
The story of Renoir’s “Pink and Blue” gets buried in the weeds, stalled by an overload of context.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
When it gets cold, Rebecca, 44, from Hertfordshire, sleeps with a blanket underneath her mattress, which she says stops draughts.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The hum of conversation around us dulls and washes out while the clattering sound of plates and glasses being stacked behind the bar gets sharper, making my ears ring.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
