Get it and Read

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Get it verb - Understand, usually after some initial difficulty.

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Read and get it are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Read" instead a verb "Get it".

Read verb - To go over and mentally take in the content of.

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Get it and read are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Get it" instead a verb "Read".

It's a certain class of people, its a class of people that take the magazine seriously, I mean sure I can read it, you know, I read it , I get it on the airplanes but I don't take it seriously.

Source: Film / Don't Look Back
It makes sense, though, when you realize you get it by failing three straight Classes (read: minigames).

Source: Dunce Cap
Some people, including Stephen Hawking, think we're not trying hard enough at this, and better get it together (read: spread into space).

Source: Humans Are Survivors

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