get+possession+of

  • 1get possession of — index attain, collect (recover money), gain, hold (possess), obtain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2get possession of sth — get/take possession of sth ► to start to use and control goods, a building, or a piece of land, whether you own them or not: »Was the bank entitled to take possession of his property and exercise its power of sale without an order of the court?… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 3get hold of — verb 1. get into one s hands, take physically (Freq. 1) Take a cookie! Can you take this bag, please • Syn: ↑take • See Also: ↑take in (for: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 4get hold of — {v.} 1. To get possession of. * /Little children sometimes get hold of sharp knives and cut themselves./ 2. To find a person so you can speak with him. * /Mr. Thompson spent several hours trying to get hold of his lawyer./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 5get hold of — {v.} 1. To get possession of. * /Little children sometimes get hold of sharp knives and cut themselves./ 2. To find a person so you can speak with him. * /Mr. Thompson spent several hours trying to get hold of his lawyer./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 6get\ hold\ of — v 1. To get possession of. Little children sometimes get hold of sharp knives and cut themselves. 2. To find a person so you can speak with him. Mr. Thompson spent several hours trying to get hold of his lawyer …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 7get hold of — 1) (smth) get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes. 2) (smb) find a person so you can speak with him or her I tried to get hold of him last week but he was out of town …

    Idioms and examples

  • 8get\ one's\ hands\ on — • lay one s hands on • get one s hands on • put one s hands on v. phr. 1. To seize in order to punish or treat roughly. If I ever lay my hands on that boy he ll be sorry. Compare: lay a finger on 2. To get possession of. He was unable to lay his… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 9get back — 1. Return, come back. 2. Obtain again, get possession of again. 3. Obtain in return …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 10Get — (g[e^]t), v. t. [imp. {Got} (g[o^]t) (Obs. {Gat} (g[a^]t)); p. p. {Got} (Obsolescent {Gotten} (g[o^]t t n)); p. pr. & vb. n. {Getting}.] [OE. geten, AS. gitan, gietan (in comp.); akin to Icel. geta, Goth. bigitan to find, L. prehendere to seize,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English