| Main Entry: | come by |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acquire |
Synonyms: |
get, lay hold of, obtain, procure, secure, take possession of, win |
Antonyms: |
give, lose, miss |
| Main Entry: | come by |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | visit someone |
Synonyms: |
call, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, meet, pay a call, pop in, run in, see, step in, stop by, visit |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | visit at residence or business |
Synonyms: |
come by, come over, crash, drop by, drop in, fall by, fall down, hit, look in on, look up, play, pop in, run in, see, stop by, stop in, swing by |
| Main Entry: | drop in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | visit |
Synonyms: |
blow in, call, call upon, come by, come over, go and see, look in on, look up, pop in, run in, stop, stop by, stop in, turn up |
| Main Entry: | earn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deserve a reward |
Synonyms: |
acquire, attain, bag, be entitled to, be worthy of, come by, gain, harvest, merit, net, rate, reap, score, warrant, win |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into possession of; achieve |
Synonyms: |
access, accomplish, acquire, annex, attain, bag*, bring, bring in, build up, buy into, buy off, buy out, capture, cash in on, chalk up, clean up, clear, come by, compass, cop, draw, earn, educe, effect, elicit, evoke, extort, extract, fetch, gain, get hands on, glean, grab, have, hustle*, inherit, land, lock up, make, make a buy, make a killing, net, obtain, parlay, pick up, procure, pull, rack up, realize, reap, receive, score, secure, snag*, snap up, snowball, succeed to, take, wangle, win |
Antonyms: |
fail, lose, miss, pass |
| Main Entry: | obtain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get, acquire |
Synonyms: |
access, accomplish, achieve, annex, attain, beg borrow or steal, capture, chalk up, collect, come by, compass, cop, corral, drum up, earn, effect, fetch, gain, gather, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, glean, gobble up, grab, have, hoard, inherit, invade, lay up, make use of, nab, occupy, pick up, pocket, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, salvage, save, score, scrape together, scrape up, secure, seize, snag, take, wangle, win |
| Notes: | obtain means to come into possession of; attain means to gain with effort |
Antonyms: |
forfeit, forsake, lose, sacrifice |
| Main Entry: | procure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acquire, obtain |
Synonyms: |
annex, appropriate, bring around, buy, buy out, buy up, come by, compass, cop, corral, draw, earn, effect, find, gain, get, get hold of, grab, have, induce, land*, latch on to, lay hands on, make a haul, manage to get, persuade, pick up, prevail upon, promote, purchase, score, secure, solicit, wangle, win |
Antonyms: |
give away, have, lose |
| Main Entry: | purchase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | buy, obtain |
Synonyms: |
achieve, acquire, attain, come by, cop, deal in, earn, gain, get hold of, go shopping, invest, make a buy, make a purchase, market, patronize, pay for, pick up, procure, realize, redeem, secure, shop, shop for, take, take up, truck, win |
Antonyms: |
sell |
| Main Entry: | receive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accept delivery of something |
Synonyms: |
accept, acquire, admit, apprehend, appropriate, arrogate, assume, be given, be in receipt of, be informed, be told, catch, collect, come by, come into, cop, corral*, derive, draw, earn, gain, gather, get, get from, get hands on, get hold of, grab, hear, hold, inherit, latch on to, make, obtain, perceive, pick up, pocket, procure, pull, pull down, reap, redeem, secure, seize, snag*, take, take in, take possession, win |
Antonyms: |
deliver, donate, give, offer |