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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Who gets the Polaris bed, and who gets a middle seat next to the lavatory?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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
“It gets you to a better place from a policy lens.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
“Yes, Eleanor mentioned it. I’m tempted to run down there as soon as someone gets home from school to relieve me. It never gets old, watching a movie being made.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
