Phrasal verb GET, colloquial expressions and idioms. Phrasal verb GET, colloquial expressions and idioms Reinforcement exercise on using the verb to get

The meanings of the verb get are easy to sort through.

Verb getvery often used in English, especially in colloquial speech. It is often said that this is one of the most polysemantic verbs in English: it can be used in different meanings, and is also part of and. Thanks to this versatility, the verb get helps a lot in conversation, simplifying the construction of phrases.

How many meanings does the verb Get?

Get + noun or pronoun

If the verb get is used with a direct addition, expressed or, its meaning is “acquire”, “receive”, “buy” and the like.

It can be replaced with words like obtain (receive), receive (receive), buy (buy), purchase (buy, acquire), but in colloquial speech it is increasingly reduced to a simple get... It is very convenient!

Get + adjective or past participle

If a get used with or (the third form of the verb, Past Participle), it means "to become", "to turn", "to go into a state", sometimes it can be replaced by a verb become (become).

In the case of the past participle, the meaning can be “acted upon”, since the action is directed at the person or object in question.

In both cases, the verb get often used in times (be getting), if you want to emphasize the duration of the action.

Get + adjective \u003d to become, to move to another state
I am getting (growing, becoming) old.	I'm getting old (getting old)
It’s getting (becoming) hotter.	Getting warmer (getting warmer)
I'm getting(becoming) tired of all this nonsense.	I get tired (get tired) of this nonsense.
It gets(becomes) dark very early in the winter.	In winter, it gets dark (becomes dark) very early.
Don’t touch the stove until it gets (becomes) cool.	Do not touch the stove until it cools down (becomes cold).
Get + past participle \u003d be exposed
They are getting married in August	They will get married in August
How did you get hired?	How were you hired?
Get dressed.	Get dressed.

Note: design get + direct addition +Past Participlemeans performing an action by one person for another. Instead get can be used have (it is used more often).

Get + indication of location \u003d arrive

When get is used with the indication of the place, usually the verb takes the meaning of "arrive", "move", "get".

Phrasal verbs with get

Let me remind you that they call combinations a verb + a preposition / adverb, which are perceived and used not as a combination of words, but as a whole speech unit.

The peculiarity of phrasal verbs is that their meaning cannot always be guessed. For example, it is easy to guess that get up Is “to get up”, but the meaning of “dress, dress up” is not at all obvious. Phrasal verbs need to be perceived and taught not as sets of two or three words, but as integral semantic units.

Here are some common phrasal verbs with get.

• Get up-1) get up, get up, 2) dress, dress up.

Get up or give up. - Get up or give up.

I want to get up in a nice dress before we go to the party. - I want to dress up in a pretty dress before we go to the party.

• Get down- 1) lie down, bend down, 2) upset someone.

It's gonna blow! Get down! - Now it will explode! Get down!

This weather is getting me down. - This weather me frustrating.

• Get away- run, avoid, sneak away.

We got away from the cops. - We escaped from the cops.

• Get away with something- to avoid punishment.

Hey, stop! You can’t get away with that! - Hey, stop! You it will not get away with it!

He stole my money and thought he could get away withit. - He stole my money and thought that will escape punishment.

Don’t kill me! You can’t get away withmurder! - Do not kill me! You can't get away with killing!

Note: the expression “get away with murder "is sometimes used figuratively to mean" to do something bad with impunity. "

She’s our teacher’s daughter, so she always gets away with murder... - She is the daughter of our teacher, so she always get away with it.

• Get over- 1) get over something, climb over, 2) overcome the problem, cope (including with the disease).

Get over the wall and come here. - Climb over over the wall and come here.

She can’t get over her shyness. - She can not cope with his shyness.

The problem can be got over... - The problem may be solved.

I thought she would never get over her illness. - I thought she would never cope with illness.

• Get off- 1) get off something, 2) get off the transport, 3) avoid punishment or get off with light punishment.

Please, get off the table. - You are welcome, get off from the table.

I'm getting off... - I AM go (I get off the bus, car, train).

You got fined for a robbery? You got off very lightly. - Were you fined for robbery? Yes you got off very easy.

• Get on- board transport: train, bus, plane (NOT in a car).

She got on the bus at 10 a.m. sharp. - It villages on the bus at exactly ten in the morning.

• Get in- 1) enter a room or get into a car, 2) enter an educational institution.

Get in and fasten the belt. - Sit down and fasten your seat belt.

Did your daughtter get in? Mine did. - Your daughter entered? Mine entered.

• Get through - 1) pass the test, pass the exam, 2) get through by phone.

I didn’t get through the exam, it was too difficult. - I do not coped with the exam, it was too difficult.

Did your get through? - you got through?

• Get along with - get along with someone, be on good terms.

I can’t get along with my colleagues. - I can not get along with colleagues.

Are you getting along with your classmates? - You are fine (you get along) with classmates?

• Get across - 1) cross, go to the other side, 2) achieve understanding, convey a thought.

It’s impossible to get across the road with all this traffic. - Impossible cross the road with such movement.

He's not very good at getting his ideas across. - He's not doing well it turns out to convey your thoughts.

• Get by- to survive, to cope with difficult conditions, to “hold out”.

How does she get by on such a small salary? - How is she lives for such a small salary?

It's hard to pay the bills now but we will get by... - It's hard to pay the bills now, but we we'll handle it.

Fixed expressions, phrases, idioms with the verb Get

I will also give you some stable combinations and the most common expressions with the verb get.

• I got \\ I gotta - I have (abbreviated from I have got, see below).

I got a few question. - I have a few questions.

• Get down to the business - go / get down to business.

Let’s get down to the business. - Let's get down to business.

• Get real! -Face the truth!

You are not going to be together. Get real... - You won't be together. Face the truth.

• Get your hands off! -Get your hands off!

Get your hand off her! - Get your hands off her!

• Get it -understand.

Did you get what the teacher was explaining in class? - You understood what did the teacher explain in class?

Yes, I got it... - Yes I got it.

• Get dinner (lunch, supper etc) - Prepare food.

It's my turn to get breakfast this morning. - Today is my turn make a breakfast.

• Get the bill -pay the bill (e.g. at a restaurant).

Put your wallet away! I'll get the bill... - Put away your wallet, i am i'll pay.

• Get rid of something- get rid of something.

I'm going to get rid of all these old papers. - I'm going to to get rid of all these old newspapers.

• Get married \\ divorced - get married, get married / divorce.

When are you getting married? - When you get married?

• Get drunk- get drunk.

Did you get drunk again? - Again got drunk?

• Get home- come home.

I got a whole lot of things to tell her, when I get home... - I will have a lot to say when I come home.

• Get a job- To find a job.

Why did not you get a job? - Why you are not found a job?

• Get hired- to get a job (i.e. hired, hired).

How did you get hired if you had no experience? - How do you got to work without experience?

• Get ready- get ready.

Get ready I have got a dog \u003d I have a dog (I have a dog).

She hasn’t got any questions \u003d She doesn’t have any questions (she has no questions).

We've got some money \u003d We have some money (we have money).

Have you got any idea? \u003d Do you have any idea? (do you have any thoughts?)

Actually, here is the word get doesn't add any value. The main differences have got from have the following:

1. Have got used in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences, but only in the present tense.
2. Have got is used to mean “to have, to have” and does not replace have in stable expressions type have breakfast, have fun etc.
3. Abbreviations 'V or ’S only possible with have got \\ has got:

• It's a new car - wrong (you can: He has a new car).
• He's got a new car - right.
• I've many friends - wrong (you can: I have many friends).
• I've got many friends - right.

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A phrasal verb is a special type of verb that is formed by adding to a simple verb pretext (in, on etc.) or adverbs (down, up etc.). As a result, the original meaning of the simple verb is lost.

We will consider today the most "multifaceted" and popular in English - the verb to get.

In English, phrasal verbs enable one verb to acquire literally dozens of meanings, depending on what to add to it. They can take on the same specific and temporal forms as ordinary verbs. phrasal verbs Despite the fact that phrasal verbs in English, as a rule, are used more in colloquial speech than in business communication, the need for its knowledge has not diminished from this. In spoken English, these verb constructions have gained immense popularity. As a kind of peculiarity of the English language, they will help you add "naturalness" to your speech. By using these forms, you can avoid some of the dryness that is characteristic of those who learn the language from textbooks. We also often learn individual words, which we then translate word for word, thereby making the language unnatural. Today, having learned some of the "root" language constructs, you will become one step closer to the usual English speech.

It is no coincidence that I named the verb to get "Multifaceted": the fact is that a huge number of prepositions and adverbs come into contact with a given verb, radically changing their semantic characteristics. However, it can also show its diversity, taking the forms of not only a phrasal, but also a simple verb. In English, one word can have many meanings, especially if it is a verb. And even more so if this verb GET

Simple verb to get

Consider all the meanings that a simple verb form can take to get with examples of sentences.

12 meanings of the simple verb to get:

1. receive
   I got this work, because I have the experience. - I got this job because I have experience
2. Buy
   He gets the black clothes, because he likes black color. - He buys black clothes because black is his favorite color
3. Become (sentences like "Dawn" / "Darkens" require this verb)
   It is getting dark. - It gets dark. (Getting darker)
4. Bring something to someone
   I will got you the cup of tea. - I'll bring you a cup of tea
5. Complete
   I can get this work by evening. - I can finish this work by the evening
6. Forcing somebody, persuading somebody
   I will get him to go with us. - I will persuade him to come with us
7. Carry over
   I want to get table in the other room. - I want to move the table to another room
8. Get there, come
   It take me 10 minutes to get to the railway station. - I need 10 minutes to get to the train station
9. Earn
   I got USD 12,000 this year. - I earned 12,000 this year
10. Place, accommodate
    Mary cannot get all the books in her bag. - Mary cannot fit all the books in her bag
11. Understand
    I didn’t get the main idea of \u200b\u200bthe story. - I didn't understand the main idea of \u200b\u200bthe story
12. Get there using any transport, find transport (catch)
    Nick got a taxi. - Nick caught a taxi.
    I get there by boat. - I get there by boat

Forms of the phrasal verb get

Even more "spectacular" versatility is manifested by this verb when it takes various forms of the phrasal verb. The phrasal verb get has become one of the most popular verbs in the English language. When studying its meanings, do not forget to pay attention to the sentences, as whole forms are better remembered than words taken separately!
Forms of the phrasal verb get Get up —

1. get up
2. wake up someone
3. intensify (about natural disasters, about feelings, about emotions)
4. dress up, dress up

• Kate gets up at 9 o'clock. - Kate gets up at 9 am.
• Get him up, we are late. - Wake him up, we're late.
• Fire got up and they had to carry water faster. “The fire was getting worse and they had to carry water faster.
• "Nick, get yourself up this blue shirt", said his wife. “Nick, put on that blue shirt,” said his wife.

Get along (with somebody) - Get along with)

• Amanda gets along with her boss. - Amanda gets along with her boss

Get along-

1. hold out, do (without anything)
2. succeed
3. get along

• Ann got along without water two days. - Anne lasted two days without water
• Tom got along with his new article. - Tom coped with his article
• Nick gets along with his father-in-law. - Nick gets along with his stepfather

Get around - visit, bring to visit

• Get around your girl-friend. - Bring your girlfriend to visit

Get away - slip away, avoid

• They get away from FBR. - They're running away from the FBI

Get down - go down

• I should get down, he is waiting for me. - I must go down, he is waiting for me

Get back - return, return

• We got back your money. - We got your money back

Get in —

1. Win the elections
2. Plant (in soil)
3. Collect (tax, harvest)
4. Insert (words)
5. Enter (college, university, etc.)

• Be sure, you will get in at the election. - Be sure you will win the elections.
• I got in the potatoes. - I planted potatoes.
• I will get in the apples and pears. - I will pick apples and pears.
• I want to get some words in. - I want to put in a few words.

Get off —

1. Depart, depart
2. Start off
3. Clean
4. Escape, escape punishment
5. Get out of transport

• We ought to be getting off. - We must go
• She got off her work successfully. - She started her job successfully
• I can to get this stain off my dress. - I can get this stain off my dress

(Note the example above. There are cases where an object can be placed between a verb and an adverb / preposition. Such sentences have a so-called "separable" verb.)

• Tom got off thanks to you. - Tom escaped punishment thanks to you
• Lise will get off at the 3rd station. - Liz will get off at the third stop

Get on —

1. Sit down (in transport)
2. Proceed to ...

• You’ll get on the bus tomorrow. - Tomorrow you will take the bus
• Drear children, get on to your test. - Dear children, start the test

Get out —

1. go away, get out, go away
2. pull out, pull out

• "Get out, Mike!", The girl-friend shouted. - "Get out, Mike!" - shouted his girlfriend
• “Get her out, please”, asked Kate. - "Get her out, please." - asked Kate

Get over —

1. Cope, overcome difficulties
2. Move, move
3. To finish

• She’ll get over it. - She can handle it
• I think you should get over there. - I think you should move there
• Mary will get over with her project very soon. - Very soon Mary will finish her project

Get through —

1. Pass the exam
2. Deal with something / someone

• Many students didn’t get through - Many students didn’t pass the exam
• He’ll get through with this impolite boy! - He will deal with this impolite guy!

Reinforcement exercise for using the verb to get

I propose to download and perform the following exercise for consolidation: in the sentences, instead of spaces, insert the word necessary in meaning. Below you will find answers to all the suggestions that will help you find out if you have completed everything correctly.

I also suggest watching a video lesson on red Murphy, developed by English teacher Albert Kakhnovsky, which will allow you to learn even better the simple and phrasal verb get.
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One of the most common English verbs is to get. And this is no coincidence! After all, this verb is distinguished by an abundance of meanings, participation in stable grammatical and lexical constructions, for example, have got and to get used to, as well as a large number and variety of stable expressions and phrasal verbs based on it.

Polysemy and certain lexical meanings

The verb to get refers to the informal style of speech and is very common in spoken English. The verb to get is characterized by polysemy, that is, the presence of several lexical meanings, namely:

Value	Example	Translation of the example
receive	I got some news from my family yesterday.	I received some news from my family yesterday.
to acquire	We are going to get a new car by the end of this year.	We are going to purchase a new car by the end of this year.
become	Sam is going to get a lawyer. I always get nervous when I have to speak to the audience.	Sam is going to become a lawyer. I always get nervous when I have to perform in public.
get in	Ann always gets into trouble. I usually get home at 5 p.m.	Ann always gets in trouble. I usually get home at 5 pm.
force	Nobody will get me shut up if I don’t want to.	Nobody can silence me if I don't want to.
understand	Did you get my idea?	Do you get my idea?
get infected	Put on a cap if you don’t want to get cold.	Wear a hat if you don't want to catch a cold.
grab	A young man got my bag and ran away.	The young man grabbed my bag and ran away.
bring, deliver	Get me some orange juice from the fridge, please!	Bring me some orange juice from the fridge, please!
eat	That angry giant can get you for supper!	That evil giant might eat you for dinner!

It can be noted that most of these meanings revolve around two basic ones: “receive” and “become”.

Grammatical features

This verb belongs to the group irregular verbs, which means that it has three main forms, which are not formed according to the rules, but require memorization. Here is a table with examples:

theInfinitive(infinitive, initial form)	the past simple tense (past simple tense)	the Past Participle(past participle)
to get	got	got
I want to get home as soon as possible. / I want to get home as soon as possible.	Matthew got his driving license yesterday./ Matthew got his driver's license yesterday.	Tom has got a new job. /Tom got a new job.

The verb to get in most of its meanings (except, perhaps, the meanings "to become", "to get" and "force") refers to the group, which speaks of the frequent need to put after it and its potential to be used in the passive voice. Although it should be noted that due to its lexical meaning, this verb is rarely used in the passive voice:

The verb to get can be used in all tenses, including the Continuous forms. Moreover, his present participle requires not only adding the ending -ing, but also doubling the root consonant - t -: getting.

Standards with the verb get

There are many fixed expressions with the verb to get. Despite the fact that most of them have synonyms expressed by one verb, it is the stable expressions that are used in colloquial speech more widely and more often. Here are just a few of these expressions:

to get on one’s nerves	get on anyone's nerves	All the people in my class always get on my nerves.	Everybody in my class gets on my nerves all the time.
to get rid of smth.	get rid of something	I'd like to get rid of this old furniture.	I would like to get rid of this old furniture.
to get ready	prepare	Get ready for the test, please!	Prepare for the test, please!
to get lost	get lost	It is easy to get lost in a modern shopping mall.	It's easy to get lost in a modern shopping mall.
to get married	get married, get married	Paul and Jane have decided to get married.	Paul and Jane decided to get married.
to get divorced	divorce	Her parents got divorced two years ago.	Her parents divorced two years ago.
to get dressed	get dressed	She got up late, so she only had a little time to get dressed.	She got up late so she only had a little time to get dressed.
to get undressed	undress	I was so tired in the evening that I couldn’t even get undressed.	I was so tired in the evening that I couldn't even undress.
to get changed	change clothes	I need to get changed before we go to the theater.	I need to change before we go to the theater.
to get acquainted	meet	Let me get acquainted with you!	Let me get to know you!
to get to know	meet and make friends	Is it difficult for you to get to know people?	Is it difficult for you to meet people?

You can see that the meanings of many of the above fixed expressions are rooted in the meanings of the verb to get itself, but sometimes the connection is quite difficult to trace.

Phrasal verbs with get stem

The verb to get is one of the most common stems for phrasal verbs. However, some of them have several meanings. See for yourself:

to get up	get up	Jackusually gets up at 7 o'clock on weekdays.	Jack usually gets up at 7 o'clock on weekdays.
	dress up, dress up	Mary got herself up in a very scary costume for Halloween party.	Mary dressed up in a very scary costume for the All Saints' Day party.
to get down	lie down, bend over	Get down! They are going to shoot!	Get down! They will shoot!
	suppress, upset	This gloomy autumn weather really gets me down.	This gloomy autumn weather really upsets me.
to get down to smth.	get down to (some business)	Let’s get down to some work!	Let's get to work.
to get on	take public transport	Ann usually gets on a bus near her university.	Ann usually gets on the bus near her university.
to get on with smb.	get along with anyone	Timmy didn’t get on well with his wife’s parents, so he avoided meeting them.	Timmy didn't get along with his wife's parents, so he avoided meeting them.
to get in	get in the car	She got in a taxi and went away.	She got into a taxi and drove away.
to get off	get off public transport	Ann usually gets off the bus opposite the hotel where I often stay.	Ann usually gets off the bus in front of the hotel where I often stop.
	get off something	Sitting on a desk is bad taste. Please, get off your desk!	Sitting on a table is bad form. Please get off your desk!
to get out of	get out of the car	Mary got out of the taxi and hurried home without looking around.	Mary got out of the taxi and hurried home without looking back.
to get away	run away, slip away	The thieves were able to get away from the police.	The thieves were able to escape from the police.
to get away with smth.	escape punishment, get away with it	You just can't get away with it!	You won't get away with it so easily!
to get over	climb over something	The criminal got over the wall in the garden and then got into the house.	The perpetrator climbed over the wall in the garden and then entered the house.
	get well, overcome anything	Jane has finally got over her illness.	Jane has finally recovered from her illness.
to get through	get through	The line is always busy. I can't get through!	The line is busy all the time. I can't get through!
	pass the test, exam	Tom has got through his driving test successfully.	Tom successfully passed his driving test.
to get along with	have a good relationship, get along with anyone	Fred gets along with his classmates.	Fred has a good relationship with his classmates.
to get along without	do without anything	I can surely get along without your help.	I can definitely do without your help.
to get across	cross over to the other side, cross	Now we should get across the river. Let’s find a bridge!	Now we should get over to the other side of the river. Let's find a bridge!
	convey your thoughts to someone	Lucy can easily get her ideas across.	Lucy can easily communicate her ideas.
to get by	make ends meet, survive	Harry works hard to get by.	Harry works hard to make ends meet.

This is not a complete list of phrasal verbs with a get stem, but only some of the most common ones.

Have got

The have got construct is often used to denote the state of having something / someone in English. It is easy to see that it represents the Present Perfect form from the verb to get, however, such a construction is translated as “is / is”, and not as “received / became”, as would be the case with the translation of Perfect from the verb to get , eg:

From the examples above, it can be seen that the auxiliary verb have takes part in the formation of negations and questions, as in the tenses of the Perfect group. This design is more common than synonymous verbhave in the meaning of "to have". But it should be remembered that have got is not used instead of have in fixed expressions with this verb (for example: to have a bath - to take a bath, etc.). The verb have, in turn, requires the auxiliary verb do / does to form negative and interrogative sentences:

To get used to

This construction is used not before the infinitive of the verb (as it might seem because of the word to, which, nevertheless, is here a preposition, and not an infinitive particle), but before a noun or gerund. Ony has the meaning of "getting used to something", for example:

I moved to Great Britain three years ago. So I got used to driving on the left.	I moved to the UK three years ago. So I'm used to driving on the left.
Frank's new flat is on a very busy street. I think he’ll get used to the noise, but at the moment it's very disturbing.	Frank's new apartment is located on a very busy street. I think he will get used to the noise, but so far it gets in the way.

A related construction is to be used to - "to be used to something." In no case should these constructions be confused with the construction used to, which looks similar to them, the description of which deserves a separate article.