take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
locate (a moving entity)
ARREST
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
COLLECT
payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel"
a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays; "call collect"; "send a package collect"
assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
get or bring together; "accumulate evidence"
call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
DETECT
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "
GET
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that
HEAR
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
INTENSIFY
become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
LEARN
gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
LIFT
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"
take (root crops) out of the ground; "lift potatoes"
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
NAB
seize suddenly
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
tag the base runner to get him out
OBTAIN
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come into possession of;
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Got
SENSE
sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"
perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"