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(v)
(transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
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(transitive) To receive.
(transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
(transitive) To possess, own.
To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
(transitive) To experience; to pass through a phase.
(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
(transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".
(transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.
(transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
(n)
The act of receiving.
(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
One who receives.
(transitive) To acquire or obtain.
(transitive, often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. [(chiefly) with of]
(ditransitive) To give (permission or wish).
(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
The act or process of acquiring.
A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.
(transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
(transitive) To get.
(transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
Gain; profit.
To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
(adj)
Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.
Generally approved, believed, or recognized.
To demand ownership of.
(transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
Characterized by acceptance.
Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
(intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
(transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
Pronunciation spelling of getting.
(transitive) To provide housing for.
(transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
(of a goal or status) Having been reached, attained or accomplished.
An achievement; the process of achieving something.
(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.
(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.
(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
(transitive) To create.
To set aside for a purpose.
(transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
(copulative, rather formal, followed by an adjective or a noun) begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
(transitive) To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
(transitive) To watch over; to guard.
(transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.
(intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way.
To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
To physically place (something or someone somewhere).
(ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.
To successfully fall under some category or description by meeting requisite conditions.
A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.
(with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
(ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
(transitive) To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
(transitive) To have or set as one's purpose or aim; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
That is not free of charge; that costs money.
To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure.
To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.
(transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
(transitive) To gather together; amass.
To perform the role of a host.
(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
To collect normally separate things.
Worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds, or for meeting a personal aesthetic.
(transitive) To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
(intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.
(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
(transitive) To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.
(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
(intransitive) To reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent.
(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
(transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
(transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
(transitive) To view as valuable.
Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.
(transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
(transitive or intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
(transitive, ditransitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
(transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
(intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.
(intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).