100 Examples of the Verb Get

Get It's one of the verbs most frequent in the English language. It has multiple meanings depending on the context, and is also part of verb phrases in english(phrasal verbs) and various everyday expressions and phrases. For example:

• can you get me to coffee?/ Can you bring me a coffee? (verb)
• They always get up at 7./ They always get up at 7. (phrasal verb)
• I hope you get well soon./ I hope you get better soon. (expression)

To take into account: He past participleof get It is different in American English and British English: US: get – got – got / UK: get – got – got.

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Verb meanings get in English

The verb get In English it has different meanings depending on the context:

1. get, obtain. For example: We need to get better results. / We need to achieve better results.
2. bring. For example: Yo’ll get you some water./ I'll bring you some water.
3. receive. For example: Did you get my message?/ Did you get my message?
4. obtain, take out (qualification). For example: I have got an A in the exam. / He got an A on the exam.
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5. buy. For example: YO'm going toget something to eat. / I'm going to buy something to eat.
6. catch. For example: Dad gets the flu very often. / Dad gets the flu very often.
7. arrive (followed by adverb of place). For example: They never get home before 8 p.m./ They never get home before 8 p.m. m.

To take into account: Get It is an informal verb. In formal contexts it is replaced by a synonymous verb: obtain (obtain), bring (bring), receive (receive), be awarded(award, rating), buy(buy), be infected / catch(catch), arrive (arrive).

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Get + adjective

When get It is followed by an adjective or a comparative and has the meaning of “turning”, “turning”, “changing state”. In many contexts, it is translated into Spanish in pronominal form (“me”, “te”, “se”).

Some common combinations of get + adjective are:

get engaged commit	get angry annoy	get better improve
get married get marry	get dark darken	get worse worsen
get divorced divorce	get wet get wet	get fired be fired
get lost be lost	get late get late	get drunk get drunk
get tired get tired	get old get older	get cold start to get cold

For example: I feel bad I think I'mgetting sick. / I don't feel well; I think I'm getting sick.

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Phrasal verbs with get

There are numerous phrasal verbsor verbal phrases with get. Verb phrases in English are the combination of a verb plus a preposition (and/or a adverb), which together form a new verb with a new meaning. A phrasal verbcan have several meanings.

Some phrasal verbswith get are:

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Expressions with get in English

There are numerous everyday expressions or phrases with get, which generally have an idiomatic and non-literal meaning. Some expressions (idioms) with get are:

• get the phone / the door. It means “attend”. For example: can you get the phone, por favor? / Can you answer the phone, please?
• get rid of. It means “get rid of something or someone.” For example: My elder brother tried to get rid of me to go to a party./ My older brother tried to get rid of me to go to a party.
• get on my nerves. It means “to irritate”, “to get mad”. For example: Stop making that noise; Item’sgetting on my nerves!/ Stop making that noise; It's driving me crazy!
• get it. It means “to understand something.” For example: I don't get it; what do you mean?/ I don't understand; what are you talking about?
• don't get me wrong. It means “don't get me wrong.” For example:por favor don't get me wrong; I didn't mean to hurt you./ Please do not get me wrong; I did not wanted to hurt you.
• get used to. It means “get used to it.” For example: my little brother is getting used to sleeping alone./ My little brother is getting used to sleeping alone.
• get out. It means “get out.” For example: get out of here!/ Out of here!
• get your own back. It means “to take revenge.” For example: I know you're trying to get your own back for what I did to you. / I know you're trying to get revenge for what I did to you.
• get to the bottom of. It means “getting to the bottom of something” to find the real reason. For example:I'll get to the bottom of this to find out who is responsible./ I'll get to the bottom of this to find out who's responsible.
• get out of hand. It means “getting out of hand.” For example: This situation is getting out of hand./ This situation is getting out of hand.

To take into account: The expression have / have gotIt is used to express possession. For example:I have got a sister./ I have a sister. The expression have / have you got to(abbreviated as got to either gotta) expresses obligation. For example: Yo've got to go./ I have to go.

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Causativegetin English

Causative get is the name of a construction used to express that the speaker commissions another person to do work for him, usually a paid service. The structure is: get + object + past participle

• Yo got my hair cut last week. / I got my hair cut last week.
• We’ll get the house painted./ We will paint the house.
• Dad you have gotten his car fixed./ Dad has repaired his car.

To take into account: It can be used have rather get with the same meaning, but the use of get It's more informal. For example: I had my hair cut last week.

Used have to +causative get to indicate that the speaker is in charge of performing the action. This use emphasizes the completion of the action. For example: Tengo que get the report written by Friday./ I have to have the report written by Friday.

Get It also has a passive use. It is used in informal contexts instead of the verb to bein the construction of the passive voiceeither passive voice in English: get promoted(to be promoted),get paid (charge),get hurt(injure). For example: Yo got caught in traffic. / I got stuck in traffic.

Verb conjugation get in English

The forms of the verb get in English according to the verb tenses they are:

Verbal tense	Verb form get	Sentences with get
present simple	get/gets	John always gets good grades at school.
present continuous	is / are / am + getting	YoI'm getting hungry.
past simple	got	When was the last time you got a message from her?
past continuous	was / were + getting	Yo was getting up when you called.
present perfect	have / has + gotten (US)have / has got (UK)	The director you have gotten an important award.
present perfect continuous	have / has + been getting	Yo've been getting these headaches lately.
past perfect	had gotten (US)had got (UK)	The child had gotten to the top of the tree when he fell.
past perfect continuous	she had been getting	She she had been getting these calls before going to the police.
future simple	will get	Yo will get a bite to eat.
future continuous	will be getting	We will be getting to the end of the project by then.
future perfect	will have gotten (US)will have got (UK)	The couple will have gotten married by July.
future perfect continuous	will have been getting	The patient will have been getting intensive care treatment for a week by Friday.

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