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get
verb
-
get
,
getting
,
gets
,
got
,
gotten
to
receive
or
obtain
something
•
Did
you
get
my
email
yesterday
?
Did
you
get
my
email
yesterday
?
•
Children
usually
get
a
lot
of
presents
at
Christmas
.
Children
usually
get
a
lot
of
presents
at
Christmas
.
From
Old
English
‘
gietan
’
meaning
‘
to
obtain
,
to
seize
’.
verb
-
get
,
getting
,
gets
,
got
,
gotten
to
become
or
come
into
a
new
state
or
condition
•
It
’
s
getting
cold
outside
.
It
’
s
getting
cold
outside
.
•
Don
’
t
get
angry
;
we
can
fix
the
problem
.
Don
’
t
get
angry
;
we
can
fix
the
problem
.
Sense
shift
from
‘
obtain
’
to
‘
acquire
a
state
’
recorded
since
the
14th
century
.
verb
-
get
,
getting
,
gets
,
got
,
gotten
to
arrive
at
a
place
•
What
time
did
you
get
home
last
night
?
What
time
did
you
get
home
last
night
?
•
We
need
to
get
to
the
station
by
noon
.
We
need
to
get
to
the
station
by
noon
.
Arrival
sense
developed
from
the
idea
of
‘
obtaining
a
destination
’.
verb
-
get
,
getting
,
gets
,
got
,
gotten
to
understand
or
comprehend
something
•
I
didn
’
t
get
the
joke
at
first
.
I
didn
’
t
get
the
joke
at
first
.
•
Do
you
get
what
the
teacher
means
?
Do
you
get
what
the
teacher
means
?
Comprehension
meaning
appears
in
1890s
American
English
.
verb
-
get
,
getting
,
gets
,
got
,
gotten
(
informal
)
to
buy
or
obtain
by
paying
for
something
•
Can
you
get
some
milk
on
your
way
home
?
Can
you
get
some
milk
on
your
way
home
?
•
I
got
a
new
phone
last
week
.
I
got
a
new
phone
last
week
.
Buying
sense
evolved
from
‘
obtain
’
in
early
20th-century
colloquial
speech
.
verb
-
get
,
getting
,
gets
,
got
,
gotten
to
persuade
or
cause
someone
to
do
something
(
usually
with
an
object
+
infinitive
)
•
I
can
never
get
my
brother
to
clean
his
room
.
I
can
never
get
my
brother
to
clean
his
room
.
•
They
finally
got
the
project
team
to
agree
on
a
plan
.
They
finally
got
the
project
team
to
agree
on
a
plan
.
‘
Cause
to
’
sense
attested
since
the
16th
century
.
forget
verb
-
forget
,
forgetting
,
forgets
,
forgot
,
forgotten
to
fail
to
remember
something
or
someone
•
I
often
forget
my
neighbor's
name
even
though
we
talk
every
day
.
I
often
forget
my
neighbor's
name
even
though
we
talk
every
day
.
•
Rita
forgot
what
time
the
meeting
started
and
arrived
late
.
Rita
forgot
what
time
the
meeting
started
and
arrived
late
.
Old
English
forgietan
,
from
for–
(
completely
)
+
gietan
(
to
get
,
grasp
mentally
),
meaning
originally
‘
lose
grasp
of
’.
negotiation
noun
the
act
or
process
of
discussing
something
between
two
or
more
sides
in
order
to
reach
an
agreement
•
After
weeks
of
tough
negotiation
,
the
two
companies
finally
signed
the
merger
agreement
.
After
weeks
of
tough
negotiation
,
the
two
companies
finally
signed
the
merger
agreement
.
•
The
students
’
union
began
negotiation
with
the
principal
to
keep
the
library
open
later
.
The
students
’
union
began
negotiation
with
the
principal
to
keep
the
library
open
later
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Latin
‘
negotiatio
’
meaning
‘
business
,
trade
’,
from
‘
negotiari
’ ‘
to
do
business
’.
noun
the
act
of
transferring
or
converting
a
financial
instrument
such
as
a
check
,
bill
of
exchange
,
or
bond
into
cash
or
to
another
holder
•
The
broker
handled
the
negotiation
of
the
bond
within
a
single
day
.
The
broker
handled
the
negotiation
of
the
bond
within
a
single
day
.
•
Swift
negotiation
of
the
check
allowed
the
contractor
to
pay
her
workers
on
time
.
Swift
negotiation
of
the
check
allowed
the
contractor
to
pay
her
workers
on
time
.
Same
Latin
root
as
the
general
sense
;
the
financial
meaning
developed
in
the
18th
century
as
banking
practices
expanded
.
negotiate
verb
-
negotiate
,
negotiating
,
negotiates
,
negotiated
to
discuss
something
with
others
in
order
to
reach
an
agreement
that
satisfies
everyone
involved
•
The
two
companies
negotiated
a
deal
that
benefited
both
sides
.
The
two
companies
negotiated
a
deal
that
benefited
both
sides
.
•
After
hours
of
talks
,
the
union
and
management
finally
negotiated
a
new
contract
.
After
hours
of
talks
,
the
union
and
management
finally
negotiated
a
new
contract
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
negotiari
“
to
do
business
,
trade
”,
from
negotium
“
business
,
employment
” (
literally
“
no
leisure
”).
verb
-
negotiate
,
negotiating
,
negotiates
,
negotiated
to
successfully
move
through
,
over
,
or
around
something
difficult
or
complicated
•
The
hikers
carefully
negotiated
the
narrow
mountain
path
.
The
hikers
carefully
negotiated
the
narrow
mountain
path
.
•
The
driver
negotiated
the
icy
corner
at
a
very
slow
speed
.
The
driver
negotiated
the
icy
corner
at
a
very
slow
speed
.
Sense
extended
from
the
idea
of
‘
dealing
with
’
problems
as
if
they
were
business
matters
.
verb
-
negotiate
,
negotiating
,
negotiates
,
negotiated
to
legally
transfer
or
convert
a
financial
document
such
as
a
check
or
bill
so
that
it
can
be
paid
to
someone
else
or
exchanged
for
cash
•
The
merchant
quickly
negotiated
the
bill
of
exchange
at
the
bank
.
The
merchant
quickly
negotiated
the
bill
of
exchange
at
the
bank
.
•
He
negotiated
the
check
to
obtain
immediate
cash
.
He
negotiated
the
check
to
obtain
immediate
cash
.
Specialized
financial
sense
arising
in
the
18th
century
from
earlier
meanings
of
bargaining
and
settlement
.