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Expressions With Get: To Get + Direct Object To Obtain, To Receive, To Buy

The document discusses the many meanings and uses of the verb "to get" in English. It can mean to obtain, receive, buy, arrive at a place, become or show a change of state, understand, prepare, pay for, irritate, throw away, be in a bad mood, or take revenge. Examples are provided to illustrate uses with a direct object, place expressions, adjectives, prepositions, and idiomatic phrases.

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Expressions With Get: To Get + Direct Object To Obtain, To Receive, To Buy

The document discusses the many meanings and uses of the verb "to get" in English. It can mean to obtain, receive, buy, arrive at a place, become or show a change of state, understand, prepare, pay for, irritate, throw away, be in a bad mood, or take revenge. Examples are provided to illustrate uses with a direct object, place expressions, adjectives, prepositions, and idiomatic phrases.

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18 October 2018

EXPRESSIONS WITH 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.

TO GET + PREPOSITION/ADVERB

to get at: try to express


I think I see what you're getting at. I agree.
to get away with: escape punishment
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)
He got on his bicycle and rode down the street.
2. have a relationship with someone
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.

 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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