Words that Start with GETS

• come to have (something); receive

Synonyms: acquire, obtain, come by, come to have, come into possession of, receive, gain, earn, win, come into, come in for, take possession of, take receipt of, be given, receive, be sent, be in receipt of, accept delivery of, be given, retrieve, regain (possession of), win back, recover, take back, recoup, reclaim, repossess, recapture, retake, redeem

• succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain

Synonyms: acquire, obtain, come by, come to have, come into possession of, receive, gain, earn, win, come into, come in for, take possession of, take receipt of, be given

• reach or cause to reach a specified state or condition

Synonyms: become, grow, turn, go, come to be, get to be

• come, go, or make progress eventually or with some difficulty

Synonyms: arrive, reach, come, make it, turn up, appear, put in an appearance, make an appearance, come on the scene, come up, approach, enter, present oneself, be along, come along, materialize, return, come home, come back, arrive home, arrive back, come again

• catch or apprehend (someone)

Synonyms: apprehend, catch, arrest, capture, seize, take

• understand (an argument or the person making it)

Synonyms: hear, recognize, discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, perceive, follow, keep up with, take in, understand, comprehend, grasp, see, take in, fathom, follow, puzzle out, work out, perceive, apprehend, get to the bottom of, unravel, decipher

• acquire (knowledge) by study; learn

• an animal's offspring

• a person whom the speaker dislikes or despises