VERB TO GET
TO GET can be used in a number of patterns and has a number of meanings.
TO GET + DIRECT OBJECT = TO OBTAIN, TO RECEIVE, TO BUY
- I got my passport last week. (to obtain)
- She got her driving license last week. (to obtain)
- They got permission to live in Switzerland. (to obtain)
- I got a letter from my friend in Nigeria. (to receive)
- He gets $1,000 a year from his father. (to receive)
- She got a new coat from Zappaloni in Rome. (to buy)
- We got a new television for the sitting room. (to buy)
TO GET + PLACE EXPRESSION = REACH, ARRIVE AT A PLACE
- How are you getting home tonight?
- We got to London around 6 p.m.
- What time will we get there?
- When did you get back from New York?
TO GET + ADJECTIVE = BECOME, SHOW A CHANGE OF STATE
- I am getting old.
- It's getting hotter.
- By the time they reached the house they were getting hungry.
- I'm getting tired of all this nonsense.
- My mother's getting old and needs looking after.
- It gets dark very early in the winter.
- Don't touch the stove until is gets cool.
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TO GET ➨➨➨Meaning ➨➨➨➨Example
to get at➨➨➨try to express➨➨➨I think I see what you're getting at. I agree.
to get away with ➨➨➨escape punishment for a crime or bad action➨➨➨I can't believe you got away with cheating on that test.
to get by➨➨➨manage (financially)➨➨➨Sam doesn't earn much, but we get by.
to get down➨➨➨depress, descend ➨➨➨This rain is really getting me down.
to get off ➨➨➨leave a form of transport (train, bus, bicycle, plane)➨➨➨We got off the train just before the bomb exploded.
to get on ➨➨➨1. enter/sit on a form of transport (train, bus, bicycle, plane) ➨➨➨2. have a relationship with someone 1. He got on his bicycle and rode down the street. 2. Amy and I really get on well.
to get on with➨➨➨to proceed➨➨➨I have so much homework, I'd better get on with it.
to get out of➨➨➨avoid doing something, especially a duty ➨➨➨She got out of the washing-up every day, even when it was her turn.
to get over➨➨➨recover (from an illness, a surprise)➨➨➨Have you gotten over your cold yet?
TO GET ➨➨➨Meaning ➨➨➨➨Example
to get at➨➨➨try to express➨➨➨I think I see what you're getting at. I agree.
to get away with ➨➨➨escape punishment for a crime or bad action➨➨➨I can't believe you got away with cheating on that test.
to get by➨➨➨manage (financially)➨➨➨Sam doesn't earn much, but we get by.
to get down➨➨➨depress, descend ➨➨➨This rain is really getting me down.
to get off ➨➨➨leave a form of transport (train, bus, bicycle, plane)➨➨➨We got off the train just before the bomb exploded.
to get on ➨➨➨1. enter/sit on a form of transport (train, bus, bicycle, plane) ➨➨➨2. have a relationship with someone 1. He got on his bicycle and rode down the street. 2. Amy and I really get on well.
to get on with➨➨➨to proceed➨➨➨I have so much homework, I'd better get on with it.
to get out of➨➨➨avoid doing something, especially a duty ➨➨➨She got out of the washing-up every day, even when it was her turn.
to get over➨➨➨recover (from an illness, a surprise)➨➨➨Have you gotten over your cold yet?
to get through➨➨➨use or finish the supply of something➨➨➨We've got through all the sugar. Can you buy some more?
to get up➨➨➨leave your bed➨➨➨He gets up at 6.00 a.m. every morning.
to get up to➨➨➨do - usually something bad➨➨➨The children are very quiet. I wonder what they're getting up to. OTHER EXPRESSIONS WITH GET
- Do you get it means do you understand. Do you get what the teacher was explaining in class?
- He's getting dinner tonight means he's preparing the meal. You can relax. It's my turn to get dinner tonight.
- I'll get the bill means I'll pay. Put your wallet away! I'll get the bill.
- That really gets me! means that irritates me. It really gets me when my sister shows up late.
- To get rid of something means to throw it away. I'm going to get rid of all these old newspapers.
- To get out of bed on the wrong side means to be in a bad mood. He got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning and he's been horrible all day.
- To get your own back means to have your revenge or punish someone. She's getting her own back for all those rude things you said at the party last night.
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