få — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acquire verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
- 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.
- may verb Used to say that something is possible or might happen.
- receive verb To be given, sent, or handed something.
- retain verb To keep possession of something instead of losing or giving it up.
- score noun The total number of points, goals, or runs earned in a game or contest.
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.
- acquire (medicine) To become affected by an illness.
- few (preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
- few Few people, few things.
- get (transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
- get (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
- get (transitive) To find as an answer.
- get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
acquire — full definition
- verb To get or obtain something, often through effort, purchase, or over time.
- verb To develop or catch (an illness, habit, or skill) over time.
few — full definition
- det A small number of; not many.
- pron A small number of people or things, used on its own.