gets

See also: getsʼ

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛts/, /ɡɪts/

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• Rhymes: -ɛts, -ɪts

Verb

gets

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of get

Noun

gets

1. plural of get

Anagrams

• -gest, Gest, gest, gest-, steg, tegs

Swedish

Noun

gets

1. indefinite genitive singular of get

Anagrams

• gest, segt, steg, tegs

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰe(n)d-der.

Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-eti

Proto-Germanic *getaną

Old Norse getabor.

Middle English geten

English get

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ms

Proto-Indo-European *-omsder.

Proto-Germanic *-anzder.?

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂m̥s

Proto-Germanic *-ōz

Proto-Germanic *-ōsder.?

Old English -as

Middle English -es

English -s

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

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English -s

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

?

English -syclip.

English -sbor.

Tagalog -s

Tagalog gets

From English get + Tagalog -s, as in English get it, which usage may have been influenced or reinforced by Tagalog kuha (“get; grab; take”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡets/ [ˈɡ̠ɛt̪s]
• Rhymes: -ets
• Syllabification: gets

Adjective

gets (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔) (slang)

1. understood

   Synonyms: kuha, nakuha, naiintindihan

   Hindi nila gets.

   They did not understand.

Derived terms

• magets

Related terms

• getra
• getsing

Interjection

gets (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔) (slang)

1. Used by the speaker to indicate comprehension: understood! got it!

   Ah, Oo nga. Gets!

   Oh, Yes indeed. Understood!