25 ways to use GET in English

1. GET = UNDERSTAND SOMETHING

You can use get to say you understand something. Note the examples:

I didn't get what he said. I didn't understand what he said.

Did you get the meaning of this sentence? Did you understand the
meaning of that sentence?

2. GET = RECEIVE

Talking about the idea of ​receiving you can say:

I got a phone call from my boss this morning I got a phone call from my
boss this morning.

I got a letter from my sister. I received a letter from my sister.

3. GET = STAY

The verb get can be used interpreted as stay when someone reaches a state
or condition:

She gets very happy when she eats chocolate.

He got really angry with me.

It's getting late, you should go home.

She'd got thinner.

He'll get used to it. Literally the expression get used means “get used to
it”).
4. GET = “GAIN” - PAY ATTENTION TO NOT CONFUSE WITH “WIN”

Did she get anything nice for her birthday? Did she gain anything nice
for her birthday?

I think teachers should get more. I think teachers should earn more.

Roy only gets $8 an hour. Roy only earns $8 an hour.

5. GET = OBTAIN

Here you can use get in two ways: the first is in the sense of obtaining
information .

Where did he get this story? Where did he hear this story?

You'll have to get the details from them. You will have to obtain the
details from them.

She needs to get some details from him about the accident. She needs
to obtain some details from him about the accident.

Another way to use get is in the sense of getting an answer, arriving at a

result:

He gets that the sum is exactly equal to the area. He finds that the
sum is exactly equal to the area.

She drew pictures instead of making calculations, and somehow got

the right answers. She drew pictures instead of doing calculations, and
somehow she found the right answers.

6. GET = BUY
Where did you get those shoes? Where did you buy these shoes?

We had to stop and get some gas. We had to stop and buy some gas.

I love your carpet. Where did you get it? I loved her rug. Where did you
buy it?

7. GET = GET (A VEHICLE)

In this case, get is used in the sense of informing that someone has taken a
bus, a taxi, etc.

Shall we get an uber to the airport? Should we take an uber to the

airport?

She usually tries to get the 10:02 train. She usually tries to catch the
10:02 train.

I can get a bus, don't worry. I can take a bus, don't worry.

8. GET = ARRIVE

Here, get can be used in two ways: first in the sense of getting somewhere.

What time did you get home yesterday? What time did you arrive home
yesterday?

Sheila got home really late. Sheila arrived home very late.

He was just getting home from work. He was just arriving home from
work.

Another way to use get here is in the sense of making progress:

She hadn't gotten very far with the movie yet. She hadn't made much
progress/got very far with the film yet.
9. GET = BRING or PICK - it depends on the context

I can't get you a drink. I can't get you a drink.

Wait here while I get the motorcycle. Wait here while I pick the bike.

10. GET = ENTER

I saw him getting into her car. I saw him entering her car.

He doesn't want to get in debt. He doesn't want to be in debt.

11. GET = PREPARE A MEAL

It's time to start getting lunch. It's time to start preparing lunch.

Yuri went to the kitchen to start getting their dinner. Yuri went to the
kitchen to start preparing their dinner.

12. GET = FIND / MEET

You can also use get to say you found or met someone:

You get teenagers kissing in public all the time.

You find teenagers kissing in public all the time.

You still get people who have no interest.

You still meet people who have no interest.

13. GET SOMETHING DONE = ORDER SOMETHING DONE

I need to get my car washed.

Today I'm getting my hair cut.

You need to get your breath back, okay?

14. GET = ANSWER, CONTACT

I'll get it, it's okay. I’ll answer, it’s okay.

Could you get the door, please? Could you answer the door, please?

You can get me at home anytime. You can contact me at home anytime.

15. GET = HAVE A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING, GET TO DO

SOMETHING

He never got to meet her. He never had the opportunity to meet her.

Did you get to visit the Louvre Museum? Did you have the opportunity to
visit the Louvre museum?

16. GET = FEELING SOMETHING BAD

I got a sudden pain in my left arm. I felt a sudden pain in my left arm.

I get a horrible stomach ache before every trip. I felt a horrible stomach
ache before every trip.

17. GET = CONTRACT/CATCHING

I think he's getting the flu. I think he's catching the flu.

I might be getting a cold. I might be catching a cold.

18. GET = ACHIEVE OR REACH

Get can also be used to say that you have achieved or reach something:

I got a nice tan on the beach.

The show usually gets a higher rating. The program typically achieves a
higher rating.
19. GET AS AN AUXILIARY VERB

Here, get can be used as an auxiliary together with a verb in the participle to
convey the sense of a change of condition or state:

Mike's bike got stolen in Vancouver. Mike's bike was stolen in Vancouver.

I can't remember if the dog got fed that morning. I can't remember if
the dog was fed that morning.

20. GET = GET SOMETHING TO BE TREATED IN A CERTAIN WAY,

LEAVE SOMETHING RIGHT

Could you get the kids dressed? Could you get the kids dressed?

She got her dress all dirty. She left her dress all dirty.

22. GET = START SOMETHING

Now it's getting to be fun. Now it's starting to be fun.

Let's get moving. Let's go. Let's start moving. Let's go.

23. GET = CAPTURE SOMEONE / CAUGHT

The police got the thieves. The police captured the thieves.

I could have got them, you know? I could have caught them, you know?

24. GET = HIT, HURT

Dude! You got him in the eye! Face! You got him in the eye!
I got the target, but it was a lucky shot. I hit the target, but it was a
fluke.

25. GET = BE PUNISHED, REWARDED

Maybe I'll get mine, but you'll get yours eventually. I'll get mine , but
you 'll get yours eventually.

She will get her when the time comes. She'll get hers when the time
comes.

26. GET = ANNOY

Cleaning the same things all the time, that's what gets him.
Cleaning the same things all the time, that's what pisses him off.

What really gets her is how insipid her parents are.

What really pisses her off is how insipid her parents are.

What gets me is the way she's so smug all the time.

What pisses me off is the way she's so smug all the time.

The only way you can get comfortable using this verb is through exposure to
English. Over time you will start to notice it in texts, phrases on the internet,
songs, dialogues with foreigners in movies and so on.