Akademik

get word
verb
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (Freq. 1)
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I learned that she has two grown-up children

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I see that you have been promoted

• Syn:
↑learn, ↑hear, ↑get wind, ↑pick up, ↑find out, ↑get a line, ↑discover, ↑see
• Derivationally related forms: ↑discovery (for: ↑discover)
• Hyponyms:
↑get the goods, ↑wise up, ↑trip up, ↑catch, ↑ascertain, ↑discover, ↑find
• Verb Group: ↑witness, ↑find, ↑see
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

 (for: ↑see)
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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

 (for: ↑discover)
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Somebody ——s PP

 (for: ↑get a line)
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Somebody ——s PP

 (for: ↑get wind)
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

 (for: ↑hear)
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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

 (for: ↑learn)
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They get word that there was a traffic accident


Useful english dictionary. 2012.