Get: Different meanings

Get: Different meanings

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Get + direct object= obtain, receive, bring, buy, bring, catch

Obtain

• He always gets everything he wants. 
• He got his driving license last week. 

Receive

• I got a letter from John yesterday. 
• She gets lots of presents from her fans.

Buy

• We need to get a new computer. The old one is broken. 
• Can you go to the shop to get some milk?

Bring

• Can you get me a couple of glasses from the kitchen?
• Can I get you a drink?

Catch

• Do you think we’ll have time to get the 7.40 train?
• I need to get the first flight to Seattle. 

Get to + place = arrive, reach

• He always gets home very late. 
• We got to London on the 8 o’clock train. 
• How long does it take you to get to work?

Get + adjective/past participle= become

Get + adjective

• I’m getting old.
• He gets angry very easily. 
• You should go. It’s getting dark. 

Get + past participle

• It’s very late and they are not here. I’m getting worried. 
• He gets very tired after every concert. 
• We got married last year. 

Get= be (passive verb forms)

• I got caught by the police after jumping a red light. (=was caught)
• She almost got killed by a drunk driver. (=was killed)
• His articles are always getting criticised by the press. (=being criticised)

Get something done= have something done

• We are getting the house painted next week. 
• You should get your tyres changed. 

Get someone to do something= make, ask, persuade someone to do something

• How can parents get their children to read more?
• I don’t know how to get my partner to do more things around the house.