A while back, I introduced you to a short word that is surprisingly complicated to use: \u201cget.\u201d As I explained, \u201cget\u201d has seven meanings. Of course, those are just the meanings of \u201cget\u201d when it is being used on its own. \u201cGet\u201d is also used in quite a few phrasal verbs. These phrasal verbs have completely different meanings from the seven uses of \u201cget\u201d in my previous post. Below is a list of several common phrasal verbs with \u201cget.\u201d The list includes definitions and example sentences.
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To teach or transmit information or an idea<\/p>\n
Example use:<\/em> The professor tried to get his ideas across in his lecture.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To arrive at a destination or specific location, especially a workplace<\/p>\n Example use:<\/em> I came to work at 8am, but my boss didn\u2019t get in until 9.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Definition 1: <\/strong>To remove something by pushing it or pulling it away from a surface or object<\/p>\n Example use:<\/em> I got my hat off and realized there\u2019s a spider in my hair! Get the spider off!<\/p>\n Definition 2:<\/strong> To transmit a written message, by mail or electronically<\/p>\n Example use:<\/em> I got off an application to an American university. A week later the director of admissions got off an email to me, telling me I\u2019d been accepted.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Definition 1:<\/strong> To wake up or rise from a sitting\/lying position.<\/p>\n Example use:<\/em> Get up! It\u2019s time for breakfast. And when you\u2019re done with breakfast, get up from your chair and help me wash the dishes.<\/p>\n Definition 2:<\/strong> To gather or acquire something you need in order to accomplish a goal or task<\/p>\n Example use:<\/em>\u00a0 If he doesn\u2019t get up the courage to ask his boss for a pay increase, he won\u2019t be able to get up the money to buy a house<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To make progress, especially to make progress more quickly than expected<\/p>\n Example use:<\/em> I am getting ahead on my homework. I may finish my term paper early.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To do something wrong without being discovered and\/or punished<\/p>\n Example use:<\/em> If you try to cheat in the card game, you won\u2019t get away with it. Someone will notice, and you will be forced to leave the game.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To begin doing something important, or to begin discussing something important<\/p>\n Example use:<\/em> Now that we\u2019ve briefly discussed Russia\u2019s role in World War II, let\u2019s get down to Russia\u2019s current military situation. After this lecture, you\u2019ll need to get down to studying for your midterm exam right away.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To complete a task or finish experiencing something<\/p>\n Example use:<\/em> I got all the way through graduate school. I can certainly get through finishing a simple two-page report!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To be able to do something, or to be permitted to do something<\/p>\n Example use:<\/em> Now that school is done, I get to go on summer vacation. Since my parents are on a cruise, I\u2019ll get to stay alone at their house all through June.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Like \u201cget\u201d itself, the phrasal verbs above are used most often in informal, spoken English. You will occasionally hear \u201cget\u201d phrasal verbs in lectures you listen to on the TOEFL. These kinds of phrasal verbs appear even more often in audio tracks of conversations. In my next post on \u201cget,\u201d we\u2019ll look at some examples of \u201cget\u201d and phrasal verbs with \u201cget\u201d in real TOEFL materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A while back, I introduced you to a short word that is surprisingly complicated to use: \u201cget.\u201d As I explained, \u201cget\u201d has seven meanings. Of course, those are just the meanings of \u201cget\u201d when it is being used on its own. \u201cGet\u201d is also used in quite a few phrasal verbs. These phrasal verbs have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13604],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[13630],"class_list":["post-1183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vocab"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGet in:<\/h2>\n
Get off:<\/h2>\n
Get up:<\/h2>\n
Get ahead:<\/h2>\n
Get away with:<\/h2>\n
Get down to:<\/h2>\n
Get through:<\/h2>\n
Get to:<\/h2>\n