gets

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛts/, /ɡɪts/

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• Rhymes: -ɛts, -ɪts

gets

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of get

gets

1. plural of get

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

gets

1. indefinite genitive singular of get

• gest, segt, steg, tegs

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

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

gets (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. (slang) understood

   Synonyms: kuha, naiintindihan

   Hindi nila gets.

   They did not understand.

gets (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. (slang) Used by the speaker to indicate comprehension: understood!

   Ah, Oo nga. Gets!

   Oh, Yes indeed. Understood!