To Get

·         get,got,getting

·         Examples

TO GET

'To get' can be used in a number of patterns and has a number of meanings.

TO GET + direct object = obtain, receive, buy.

Examples

I got my passport last week.

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TO GET + place expression = reach, arrive at a place.

Examples

How are you getting home tonight?

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TO GET + adjective = become, show a change of state.

Examples

I am getting old.

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TO GET + preposition/adverb is used in many phrasal verbs.

Examples

This rain is really getting me down.

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TO GET has a number of other meanings:

Examples

·         Do you get it? (= understand)

·         He's getting dinner tonight. (= prepare a meal)

·         I'll get the bill. (= pay)

·          That really gets me! (= irritate, annoy)

Other expressions with GET:

Examples

·         To get rid of something means to throw it away.
Example: 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.
Example: 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.
Example: She's getting her own back for all those rude things you said at the party last night.

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TO GET

TO GET + direct object = to obtain, to receive, to buy:
To obtain

Examples

·         She got her driving license last week.

·         They got permission to live in Switzerland.

To receive

Examples

·         I got a letter from my friend in Nigeria.

·         He gets $1,000 a year from his father.

To buy

Examples

·         She got a new coat from Zappaloni in Rome.

·         We got a new television for the sitting room.

TO GET + place expression = reach, arrive at a place:

Examples

·         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 = to become, show a change of state:

 

 

 

 

Examples

·         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 is used in many phrasal verbs. Here are some of the most common ones:

Examples

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
get at	try to express
get away with	escape punishment for a crime or bad action
get by	manage (financially)
get down	descend; depress
get off	leave a form of transport (train, bus, bicycle, plane)
get on	enter/sit on a form of transport (train, bus, bicycle, plane); have a relationship with someone; manage
get out of	avoid doing something, especially a duty
get over	recover (from an illness, a surprise)
get through	use or finish the supply of something
get up	leave your bed
get up to	do - usually something bad

Examples

·          He got on his bicycle and rode down the street.

·          He gets up at 6.00 a.m. every morning.

·          She got out of the washing-up every day, even when it was her turn.

·          We got off the train just before the bomb exploded.

·          We've got through all the sugar - can you buy some more?

·          The children are very quiet - I wonder what they're getting up to.

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