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få — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquire verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
  • catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  • few det A small number of; not many.
  • get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
  • have verb To own or possess something.
  • receive verb To be given, sent, or handed something.
  • recover verb To get better after being ill, injured, or upset.

Senses

få is used for these senses in English:

  • acquire (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
  • few (preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
  • get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
  • receive (transitive, dated) To take, as something that is offered; to accept.

acquire — full definition

  1. verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
  2. verb To develop or catch (an illness, habit, or skill) over time.

catch — full definition

  1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  2. verb To become infected with an illness.
  3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
  4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
  5. noun Something captured, especially fish.
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