What is the meaning of get it?

verb

  • Understand, usually after some initial difficulty.
    • usage: "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
  • Receive punishment.
    • usage: "You are going to get it"
13
 
|15 years ago|528 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). get it. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/get_it/definitions/1281980
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "get it" http://smartdefine.org/get_it/definitions/1281980 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, get it, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/get_it/definitions/1281980>.
MLAWordNet. "get it" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/get_it/definitions/1281980>