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Definition of you get

: there are
  • You get so many crazy drivers these days.

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you play

  1. : the one or ones being addressed — compare thee, thou, ye, your, yours

  2. : one

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get play

  1. : to gain possession of

  2. : to receive as a return : earn

  3. : to obtain by concession or entreaty

  1. : something begotten:

  2. : offspring

  3. : the entire progeny of a male animal

  1. : a document of release from obligation in Jewish law

  2. : a religious divorce by Jewish law

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