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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Let’s stop the nonsense before it gets out of hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Although leaving bread when you’re dead gets most of the attention, baby boomers, Generation X and financial advisers could look at a more helpful, immediate alternative: giving while living.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Creating a gluten-free Goldfish has been the request it gets the most often, Campbell’s says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
On a "feeding day", which happens around twice a week, he straps some of his 50-60,000 bugs to his arm and gets on with his work.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
My blood gets hot, making me tremble, and a buzzing starts in my ears, like a nest of angry hornets has been released.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
