(transitive) to take, hold, pick up, get / (transitive) to conquer (of a political territory or entity) / (transitive) to take (a means of transport) / (transitive, by extension) to choose (a certain route or path) / (transitive) to catch (a criminal, animal, etc.) / (transitive, by extension) to catch (an illness) / (informal, transitive) to be beat up or defeated / (transitive) to get, buy / (transitive, informal) to steal / (transitive) to assume (a task, responsibility, etc.) / (transitive) to hit or strike / (transitive) to hit or strike [+ a (object) = with/using] / (transitive) to eat, drink, ingest (of food, drink, medicine, etc.) / (transitive, informal) to romantically attract / (transitive) to acquire (a characteristic) / (transitive) to pursue (a vocation) / (transitive) to measure / (transitive) to pick up, receive (a radio, TV, telegraphic, etc. transmission) / (transitive) to feel (an emotion)