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Sense: Verb: obtain - informal
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obtain, acquire, procure , gain Collocations, attain Collocations, get hold of, put your hands on, get your hands on , get your paws on , get your mitts on , come into possession of, bag Collocations , catch Collocations, find Collocations, have Collocations, fetch Collocations
Sense: Verb: receive - informal
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receive Collocations, be given, be gifted, be presented with, be awarded, garner, collect Collocations, pick up, win Collocations, earn Collocations, make Collocations, be paid, bring in, bring sth home, bag Collocations
Sense: Verb: become - followed by an adjective
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Sense: Verb: understand - informal
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understand Collocations, comprehend Collocations, grasp Collocations, follow Collocations, catch on to , cotton on to , make heads or tails of, make head or tail of , get your head around , get your head round , wrap your head around , wrap your head round , realize Collocations, realise , twig Collocations
Sense: Verb: learn - informal
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Sense: Verb: contract an illness
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come down with , catch Collocations, contract Collocations, develop Collocations, pick up , get sick with , fall sick with , fall ill with , be infected with
Sense: Verb: capture - informal
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capture Collocations, catch Collocations, seize Collocations, apprehend, collar Collocations , nab , take Collocations, detain, arrest Collocations, bust Collocations , imprison, incarcerate, take sb into custody, take sb prisoner, put sb behind bars, throw sb in jail, put sb in jail, lock up
Sense: Verb: persuade someone to act - informal
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persuade Collocations, convince Collocations, talk into, compel Collocations, coerce, blackmail Collocations, cajole, coax Collocations, make Collocations, force Collocations, push Collocations, sweet-talk
Sense: Verb: arrive somewhere - often followed by 'to', informal
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arrive Collocations, turn up, show up , show your face , pitch up , reach Collocations, come Collocations, make an appearance
Sense: Verb: bring back or collect - informal
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bring back, collect Collocations, pick up, fetch Collocations, go and fetch, go and get, bring Collocations, meet Collocations
Sense: Verb: upset or confound - informal
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confound, stump Collocations, baffle Collocations, confuse Collocations, puzzle Collocations, perplex, bewilder
Sense: Verb: affect emotionally - informal
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get to , affect Collocations, upset Collocations, hit Collocations , pain Collocations, touch Collocations, make sb cry, make sb teary , make sb tear up , reduce sb to tears, make sb sad, move Collocations, get sb right in the feels
Sense: Verb: take revenge on - informal
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get revenge on, take revenge on, take your revenge on, get your revenge on, get back at , get your own back on , get payback on , pay sb back, get even with, settle the score with, give sb a taste of their own medicine, avenge yourself on, exact revenge on, make sb pay