diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/BagUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/BagUtils.java
index 8b42374913..9e5066d13a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/BagUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/BagUtils.java
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public static <E> SortedBag<E> transformingSortedBag(final SortedBag<E> bag,
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get an empty {@code Bag}.
+     * Gets an empty {@code Bag}.
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @return an empty Bag
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public static <E> Bag<E> emptyBag() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get an empty {@code SortedBag}.
+     * Gets an empty {@code SortedBag}.
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @return an empty sorted Bag
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/CollectionUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/CollectionUtils.java
index caf178164b..97e187b71e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/CollectionUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/CollectionUtils.java
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ public static boolean isFull(final Collection<? extends Object> collection) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the maximum number of elements that the Collection can contain.
+     * Gets the maximum number of elements that the Collection can contain.
      * <p>
      * This method uses the {@link BoundedCollection} interface to determine the
      * maximum size. If the collection does not implement this interface then
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/MapUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/MapUtils.java
index f1b9b8133b..abfb518a8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/MapUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/MapUtils.java
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ public static boolean isNotEmpty(final Map<?, ?> map) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the specified {@link Map} as an {@link IterableMap}.
+     * Gets the specified {@link Map} as an {@link IterableMap}.
      *
      * @param <K> the key type
      * @param <V> the value type
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ public static <K, V> IterableMap<K, V> iterableMap(final Map<K, V> map) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the specified {@link SortedMap} as an {@link IterableSortedMap}.
+     * Gets the specified {@link SortedMap} as an {@link IterableSortedMap}.
      *
      * @param <K> the key type
      * @param <V> the value type
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/MultiSetUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/MultiSetUtils.java
index ba81ac2726..3e879d30e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/MultiSetUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/MultiSetUtils.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public static <E> MultiSet<E> predicatedMultiSet(final MultiSet<E> multiset,
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get an empty {@code MultiSet}.
+     * Gets an empty {@code MultiSet}.
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @return an empty MultiSet
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/QueueUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/QueueUtils.java
index 8012a6c9a8..79ed44dccc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/QueueUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/QueueUtils.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public static <E> Queue<E> transformingQueue(final Queue<E> queue,
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get an empty {@code Queue}.
+     * Gets an empty {@code Queue}.
      *
      * @param <E> the type of the elements in the queue
      * @return an empty {@link Queue}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/SetUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/SetUtils.java
index 42d09adcfb..70b81461bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/SetUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/SetUtils.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public static <T> Set<T> emptyIfNull(final Set<T> set) {
 
 
     /**
-     * Get a typed empty unmodifiable Set.
+     * Gets a typed empty unmodifiable Set.
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @return an empty Set
      */
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public static <E> Set<E> emptySet() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get a typed empty unmodifiable sorted set.
+     * Gets a typed empty unmodifiable sorted set.
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @return an empty sorted Set
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/SortedBidiMap.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/SortedBidiMap.java
index e2254ea8e6..f338b96af9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/SortedBidiMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/SortedBidiMap.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public interface SortedBidiMap<K, V> extends OrderedBidiMap<K, V>, SortedMap<K,
     SortedBidiMap<V, K> inverseBidiMap();
 
     /**
-     * Get the comparator used for the values in the value-to-key map aspect.
+     * Gets the comparator used for the values in the value-to-key map aspect.
      * @return Comparator&lt;? super V&gt;
      */
     Comparator<? super V> valueComparator();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/SplitMapUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/SplitMapUtils.java
index 0fe2ffc045..b1bf9bcafe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/SplitMapUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/SplitMapUtils.java
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public Collection<V> values() {
 
 
     /**
-     * Get the specified {@link Get} as an instance of {@link IterableMap}.
+     * Gets the specified {@link Get} as an instance of {@link IterableMap}.
      * If {@code get} implements {@link IterableMap} directly, no conversion will take place.
      * If {@code get} implements {@link Map} but not {@link IterableMap} it will be decorated.
      * Otherwise, an {@link Unmodifiable} {@link IterableMap} will be returned.
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public static <K, V> IterableMap<K, V> readableMap(final Get<K, V> get) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the specified {@link Put} as an instanceof {@link Map}.
+     * Gets the specified {@link Put} as an instanceof {@link Map}.
      * If {@code put} implements {@link Map} directly, no conversion will take place.
      * Otherwise, a <em>write-only</em> {@link Map} will be returned.  On such a {@link Map}
      * it is recommended that the result of #put(K, V) be discarded as it likely will not
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/collection/CompositeCollection.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/collection/CompositeCollection.java
index fb06720e98..07998b79f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/collection/CompositeCollection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/collection/CompositeCollection.java
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ public List<Collection<E>> getCollections() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the collection mutator to be used for this CompositeCollection.
+     * Gets the collection mutator to be used for this CompositeCollection.
      * @return CollectionMutator&lt;E&gt;
      */
     protected CollectionMutator<E> getMutator() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/collection/IndexedCollection.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/collection/IndexedCollection.java
index e88012663a..97544b51c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/collection/IndexedCollection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/collection/IndexedCollection.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public boolean containsAll(final Collection<?> coll) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the element associated with the given key.
+     * Gets the element associated with the given key.
      * <p>
      * In case of a non-unique index, this method will return the first
      * value associated with the given key. To retrieve all elements associated
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public C get(final K key) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get all elements associated with the given key.
+     * Gets all elements associated with the given key.
      *
      * @param key  key to look up
      * @return a collection of elements found, or null if {@code contains(key) == false}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/ConstantTransformer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/ConstantTransformer.java
index 3f600d72eb..4c68c681e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/ConstantTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/ConstantTransformer.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class ConstantTransformer<I, O> implements Transformer<I, O>, Serializabl
     private final O iConstant;
 
     /**
-     * Get a typed null instance.
+     * Gets a typed null instance.
      *
      * @param <I>  the input type
      * @param <O>  the output type
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/FalsePredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/FalsePredicate.java
index fc5562df0b..3f0246b5c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/FalsePredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/FalsePredicate.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public final class FalsePredicate<T> implements Predicate<T>, Serializable {
     public static final Predicate INSTANCE = new FalsePredicate<>();
 
     /**
-     * Get a typed instance.
+     * Gets a typed instance.
      *
      * @param <T> the type that the predicate queries
      * @return the singleton instance
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/InstantiateTransformer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/InstantiateTransformer.java
index 135831adea..eaae079a89 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/InstantiateTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/InstantiateTransformer.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class InstantiateTransformer<T> implements Transformer<Class<? extends T>
     private final Object[] iArgs;
 
     /**
-     * Get a typed no-arg instance.
+     * Gets a typed no-arg instance.
      *
      * @param <T>  the type of the objects to be created
      * @return Transformer&lt;Class&lt;? extends T&gt;, T&gt;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyIterator.java
index 00663588ca..777f15ad3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyIterator.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class EmptyIterator<E> extends AbstractEmptyIterator<E> implements Resett
     public static final Iterator INSTANCE = RESETTABLE_INSTANCE;
 
     /**
-     * Get a typed resettable empty iterator instance.
+     * Gets a typed resettable empty iterator instance.
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @return ResettableIterator&lt;E&gt;
      */
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public static <E> ResettableIterator<E> resettableEmptyIterator() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get a typed empty iterator instance.
+     * Gets a typed empty iterator instance.
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @return Iterator&lt;E&gt;
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyListIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyListIterator.java
index 8a67dee781..4052097f51 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyListIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyListIterator.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class EmptyListIterator<E> extends AbstractEmptyIterator<E> implements
     public static final ListIterator INSTANCE = RESETTABLE_INSTANCE;
 
     /**
-     * Get a typed instance of the iterator.
+     * Gets a typed instance of the iterator.
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @return {@link ResettableListIterator}&lt;E&gt;
      */
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public static <E> ResettableListIterator<E> resettableEmptyListIterator() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get a typed instance of the iterator.
+     * Gets a typed instance of the iterator.
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @return {@link ListIterator}&lt;E&gt;
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyMapIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyMapIterator.java
index 32102be37a..d26fae801d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyMapIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyMapIterator.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class EmptyMapIterator<K, V> extends AbstractEmptyMapIterator<K, V> imple
     public static final MapIterator INSTANCE = new EmptyMapIterator<>();
 
     /**
-     * Get a typed instance of the iterator.
+     * Gets a typed instance of the iterator.
      * @param <K> the key type
      * @param <V> the value type
      * @return {@link MapIterator}&lt;K, V&gt;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyOrderedMapIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyOrderedMapIterator.java
index a6ee5cc043..f47ea0da98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyOrderedMapIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyOrderedMapIterator.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class EmptyOrderedMapIterator<K, V> extends AbstractEmptyMapIterator<K, V
     public static final OrderedMapIterator INSTANCE = new EmptyOrderedMapIterator<>();
 
     /**
-     * Get a typed instance of the iterator.
+     * Gets a typed instance of the iterator.
      * @param <K> the key type
      * @param <V> the value type
      * @return {@link OrderedMapIterator}&lt;K, V&gt;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/SingletonIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/SingletonIterator.java
index 3d8a89f401..d660489ef8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/SingletonIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/SingletonIterator.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public boolean hasNext() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the next object from the iterator.
+     * Gets the next object from the iterator.
      * <p>
      * This returns the single object if it hasn't been returned yet.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/SingletonListIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/SingletonListIterator.java
index 128d402976..77cba9423c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/SingletonListIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/SingletonListIterator.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public int previousIndex() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the next object from the iterator.
+     * Gets the next object from the iterator.
      * <p>
      * This returns the single object if it hasn't been returned yet.
      *
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public E next() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the previous object from the iterator.
+     * Gets the previous object from the iterator.
      * <p>
      * This returns the single object if it has been returned.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/EntrySetToMapIteratorAdapter.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/EntrySetToMapIteratorAdapter.java
index ebb902c84d..3e375a0987 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/EntrySetToMapIteratorAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/EntrySetToMapIteratorAdapter.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public void remove() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the currently active entry.
+     * Gets the currently active entry.
      * @return Map.Entry&lt;K, V&gt;
      */
     protected synchronized Map.Entry<K, V> current() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/sequence/EditScript.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/sequence/EditScript.java
index 3a0f55e41b..28f84182e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/sequence/EditScript.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/sequence/EditScript.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public void visit(final CommandVisitor<T> visitor) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the length of the Longest Common Subsequence (LCS). The length of the
+     * Gets the length of the Longest Common Subsequence (LCS). The length of the
      * longest common subsequence is the number of {@link KeepCommand keep
      * commands} in the script.
      *
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public int getLCSLength() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the number of effective modifications. The number of effective
+     * Gets the number of effective modifications. The number of effective
      * modification is the number of {@link DeleteCommand delete} and
      * {@link InsertCommand insert} commands in the script.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/sequence/SequencesComparator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/sequence/SequencesComparator.java
index 89d940d99e..4ada1916e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/sequence/SequencesComparator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/sequence/SequencesComparator.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public SequencesComparator(final List<T> sequence1, final List<T> sequence2, fin
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the {@link EditScript} object.
+     * Gets the {@link EditScript} object.
      * <p>
      * It is guaranteed that the objects embedded in the {@link InsertCommand
      * insert commands} come from the second sequence and that the objects
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ private Snake buildSnake(final int start, final int diag, final int end1, final
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the middle snake corresponding to two subsequences of the
+     * Gets the middle snake corresponding to two subsequences of the
      * main sequences.
      * <p>
      * The snake is found using the MYERS Algorithm (this algorithm has
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ private static final class Snake {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Get the start index of the snake.
+         * Gets the start index of the snake.
          *
          * @return start index of the snake
          */
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ public int getStart() {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Get the end index of the snake.
+         * Gets the end index of the snake.
          *
          * @return end index of the snake
          */
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public int getEnd() {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Get the diagonal number of the snake.
+         * Gets the diagonal number of the snake.
          *
          * @return diagonal number of the snake
          */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/splitmap/AbstractIterableGetMapDecorator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/splitmap/AbstractIterableGetMapDecorator.java
index 9ab5b2f1f6..26c78003c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/splitmap/AbstractIterableGetMapDecorator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/splitmap/AbstractIterableGetMapDecorator.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public Collection<V> values() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get a MapIterator over this Get.
+     * Gets a MapIterator over this Get.
      * @return MapIterator&lt;K, V&gt;
      */
     @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/AbstractObjectTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/AbstractObjectTest.java
index d0ee12ad86..09aaa0fe57 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/AbstractObjectTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/AbstractObjectTest.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public void testCanonicalFullCollectionExists() {
 
     // protected implementation
     /**
-     * Get the version of Collections that this object tries to
+     * Gets the version of Collections that this object tries to
      * maintain serialization compatibility with. Defaults to 4, due to
      * the package change to collections4 introduced in version 4.
      *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/AbstractMapTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/AbstractMapTest.java
index 06866838c7..5d19ce181e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/AbstractMapTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/AbstractMapTest.java
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ public void tearDown() throws Exception {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the map.
+     * Gets the map.
      * @return Map<K, V>
      */
     public Map<K, V> getMap() {
@@ -2098,7 +2098,7 @@ public Map<K, V> getMap() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the confirmed.
+     * Gets the confirmed.
      * @return Map<K, V>
      */
     public Map<K, V> getConfirmed() {