The verb

get
Get= become, arrive, receive, obtain, understand
o Significado de become (cuando se refiere a un proceso)
o My English is getting better
o Im going to get fat

o My sister gets angry when I borrow her clothes

o Significado buy
o Can I get you a drink?
o Verbo conseguir
o We need to get some sun cream
o Verbo traer (=bring)
o Can you get me a towel?
o Verbo recibir
o Did you get my message?
o Tocar al Corazon/ emocionarte
o That film get me every time
o Get dressed (=vestir), get married (=carsarse)., get drunk
(=emborracharse) , get ready (=preparase )

To get something= to receive something

o I got a belt for my birthday
o Jane got a bouquet of flowers this morning
To get something= to buy/ obtain/ fetch something
o Shes getting some clothes
o Mark is getting some CDs for the party
To get somebody something= to buy/obtain/ fetch
something for somebody (=offering a gift to somebody)
o They got Clare a hat

o Jane got Mark a watch for Christmas

To get somewhere/ event= to arrive somewhere (if the
destination is here or there no preposition; with place or event
preposition to)
o Im in London. I got here yesterday
o Martin got to the meeting at 3 oclock
To get a train/ bus/ flight/ taxi= to take/ catch (transport)
o I got the bus this morning
o He is getting a taxi
To get something= to understand something
o Sarah is trying to do her English homework but she
doesn`t get the question
o Im not laughing because I dont get the joke
Get+ adjective= to become (progressive change)
o Jane is getting cold
o Clare is getting tired

Get phrasal verbs to describe movement

o To get on= to enter a train/ bus/ aeroplane/ ship
o Hes getting on the train
o To get in=to enter a car/ taxi/ small boat/ building/ room
o Mark is getting in the taxi
o Sarah, get in the house please!
o To get off= to leave a train/ bus/ aeroplane/ ship
o She is getting off the train
o To get out of= to leave a a car/ taxi/ small boat/ building/
room
o Mark is getting out of the train
o Mark is getting out of the office
o To get up= to leave the bed and start the day
o Jane is getting up

Phrasal verb
o To get about= move from place to place, circulate
o Although she is over eighty, Mrs. Ballon still gets about
o To get across: make understood , communicate something
understandably, 2. cruzar
o The American comedian found it difficult to get his jokes
across to the audience of Peruvians
o To get after: regaar
o To get away with= do without being caught or punished
o He got away with being late for school
o To get ahead: advance, prosper, make progress
o If he has an aptitude for that job, he is sure to get ahead
o To get at=reach
o The store was so crowded, it was hard to get at the food
o To get along with= have a friendly relationship
o Pablo insists that my dog doesnt get along with his cat
o To get around= 1. Circulate, move about 2. Evade,avoid doing
something

o 1. He is too old to get around now

o 2.she always gets around that topic about politics
o To get away= escape
o I hooked a fish, but it got away
o To get away with= do without being caught or punished
o He got away with being late for school
o To Get back: 1. Return home 2. Obtain back
o 1. When did you get back from Japan?
o 2. I havent got my old back yet
o To get by: 1. Barely succeed 2. Manage, survive financially
o 1. She studied just hard enough to get by
o 2. The whole family had to get by on the mothers salary
o To get down: make you feel depressed (colloquial)
o Dont let his horrible weather get you down
o To get down to: begin dealing seriously with, become serious
about
o After a delicious meal both men got down to business
o To get in: 1.arrive, enter (at a station, at an air-terminal, at a
port) 2. Enter or board a small vehicle
o 1. What time does the bus from Montevideo get in?
o 2.we got in the taxi and the driver started the engine
o To get in on : manage to participate in
o I would love to get in on the decoration for your new
house
o Get into: become involved with
o I dont want to get into any argument with you
o To get off= 1. Leave a horse, a bicycle or public transportation
(bus, train) 2.be excused for duty (=dia festive) 3. Avoid
punishment for someone
o 1. They got off the train at 5 p.m
o 2. My school got Valentines Day off. Can you believe it?
o 3. Hes a terrible lawyer. He got the murderer off
o To get on= 1. Board a big vehicle (bus, train) 2. Manage 3.
Mount (a horse, a bike) 4. Grow older
o 1. They got on the bus as soon as it arrived
o 2. How is your sister getting on?
o 3. Here is your bike: get on and lets go
o 4. Ann is getting on. She must be at least 70
o To get on (well) with somebody= to have a good
relationship with somebody
o Caroline gets on well with sarah
o I get on well with my classmates
o I need to get on with my homework (empezar, poner las
pilas)

o To get out of= 1. Leave a small vehicle (car, taxi) 2. Escape

having a duty (escaper de una obligacion)
o 1. Get out of your car and open the garaje door
o 2. I was really tired but I could get out of giving my class
today
o To get over with= undergo, finish
o I hate dentists office, so if I must visit one, I prefer to get
it over with as soon as possible
o To get over: 1. recover from, 2.finish
1. I hope he gets over the death of his dog soon
2. Her English classes get over at 6 pm
o To get rid of= 1. Throw away 2. Dismiss, fire
1.
Idioms
o To get somebody to do something= to persuade somebody
to do something
o Mark got me to play football with him
o I got her to give me her phone number
o To get rid of something= deshacerse
o I need to get rid of the body as soon as possible!
o That TV is broken. Get rid of it!
o To get your own back on someone= take revenge
o Im going to get my own back on you!
o To get the impression= tener la impression
o I get the impression he doesnt like English food
o To get in(to) trouble= meterse en lio
o I never got in trouble at school
o I always used to get in trouble for fighting
o To get on someones nerves= ponerme d los nervios
o My neighbours dog is really getting on my nerves!
o To get on (a bit)= Tener cierta edad, envejecer
o The queen is nearly 90 years old. Shes getting on a bit
o Get a life!
o Get real!= Se realista, poner los pies en la tierra
o Get real! Youre never going to be able to afford that car
o Get out the way= apartate
o To get hold of someone= intentar conectarse con alguien
o Ive been trying to get hold of you all day. Where have you
been?