I Don’t Make Home ɡet Morning Receive Place

• i got a letter from dave this morning.
• what (= what presents) did you get for your birthday?
• he gets (= earns) about $40 000 a year.
• this room gets very little sunshine.

get

1. to receive something
• I got a letter from Dave this morning.
• What (= What presents) did you get for your birthday?
• He gets (= earns) about $40 000 a year.
• This room gets very little sunshine.
• I got a shock when I saw the bill.
• I get the impression that he is bored with his job.
2. to obtain something
• Where did you get (= buy) that skirt?
• Did you manage to get tickets for the concert?
• She opened the door wider to get a better look.
• Try to get some sleep.
• He has just got a new job.
• Did you get a present for your mother?
• Did you get your mother a present?
• Why don't you get yourself a car?
• $100 will get you the basic model.
• You can get the basic model for $100.
3. to obtain or receive an amount of money by selling something
• How much did you get for your car?
4. to go to a place and bring somebody/something back
• synonym fetch
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fetch
• Quick—go and get a cloth!
• Somebody get a doctor!
• I have to go and get my mother from the airport (= collect her).
• Get a drink for John.
• Get John a drink.
5. to receive something as a punishment
• He got ten years (= was sent to prison for ten years) for armed robbery.
6. to receive broadcasts from a particular television or radio station
• We can't get Channel 5 in our area.
7. to buy something, for example a newspaper or magazine, regularly
• synonym take
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/take_1
• Which newspaper do you get?
8. to achieve or be given a particular mark/grade in an exam
• He got a ‘C’ in Chemistry and a ‘B’ in English.
9. to become infected with an illness; to suffer from a pain, etc.
• See related entries: Being ill
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/being_ill/get_2
• I got this cold off (= from) you!
• She gets (= often suffers from) really bad headaches.
10. to be connected with somebody by telephone
• I wanted to speak to the manager but I got his secretary instead.
11. to reach a particular state or condition; to make somebody/something/yourself reach a particular state or condition
• to get angry/bored/hungry/fat
• You'll soon get used to the climate here.
• We ought to go; it's getting late.
• to get dressed/undressed (= to put your clothes on/take your clothes off)
• They plan to get married in the summer.
• She's upstairs getting ready.
• I wouldn't go there alone; you might get (= be) mugged.
• My car got (= was) stolen at the weekend.
• Don't get your dress dirty!
• He got his fingers caught in the door.
• She soon got the children ready for school.
12. to reach the point at which you feel, know, are, etc. something
• After a time you get to realize that these things don't matter.
• You'll like her once you get to know her.
• His drinking is getting to be a problem.
• She's getting to be an old lady now.
13. to make, persuade, etc. somebody/something to do something
• I couldn't get the car to start this morning.
• He got his sister to help him with his homework.
• You'll never get him to understand.
• Can you really get that old car going again?
• It's not hard to get him talking—the problem is stopping him!
14. to cause something to happen or be done
• I must get my hair cut.
• I'll never get all this work finished.
15. to start doing something
• I got talking to her.
• We need to get going soon.
16. to have the opportunity to do something
• He got to try out all the new software.
• It's not fair—I never get to go first.
17. to arrive at or reach a place or point
• We got to San Diego at 7 o'clock.
• You got in very late last night.
• What time did you get here?
• I haven't got very far with the book I'm reading.
18. to move to or from a particular place or in a particular direction, sometimes with difficulty; to make somebody/something do this
• The bridge was destroyed so we couldn't get across the river.
• She got into bed.
• He got down from the ladder.
• We didn't get (= go) to bed until 3 a.m.
• Where do we get on the bus?
• I'm getting off (= leaving the train) at the next station.
• Where have they got to (= where are they)?
• We must be getting home; it's past midnight.
• The general had to get his troops across the river.
• We couldn't get the piano through the door.
• We'd better call a taxi and get you home.
• I can't get the lid off.
19. to use a bus, taxi, plane, etc.
• See related entries: Train and bus travel
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/train_and_bus_travel/get_1
• We're going to be late—let's get a taxi.
• I usually get the bus to work.
20. to prepare a meal
• Who's getting the lunch?
• I must go home and get tea for the kids.
• I must go home and get the kids their tea.
21. to answer the telephone or a door when somebody calls, knocks, etc.
• Will you get the phone?
22. to catch or take hold of somebody, especially in order to harm or punish them
• He was on the run for a week before the police got him.
• to get somebody by the arm/wrist/throat
• She fell overboard and the sharks got her.
• He thinks everybody is out to get him (= trying to harm him).
• I'll get you for that!
23. to hit or wound somebody
• The bullet got him in the neck.
24. to understand somebody/something
• I don't get you.
• She didn't get the joke.
• I don't get it—why would she do a thing like that?
• I get the message—you don't want me to come.
• I don’t understand the instructions.
• Doctors still don’t understand much about the disease.
• ‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, I see.’
• Oh yes, I see what you mean.
• She didn’t get the joke.
• I don’t get you.
• Sorry—I don’t quite follow.
• The plot is almost impossible to follow.
• They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
• It’s a difficult concept for children to understand/grasp.
• The concept of infinity is almost impossible for the human mind to comprehend.
25. used to say that something happens or exists
• You get (= There are) all these kids hanging around in the street.
• They still get cases of typhoid there.
26. to make somebody feel confused because they do not understand something
• synonym puzzle
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/puzzle_2
• ‘What's the capital of Bhutan?’ ‘You've got me there!’ (= I don't know)
27. to annoy somebody
• What gets me is having to do the same thing all day long.
28. to be becoming old
29. to be becoming late
• The time's getting on—we ought to be going.
30. to be nearly a particular time, age or number
• It must be getting on for midnight.
• He's getting on for eighty.
31. used to say that you are shocked, surprised, amused, etc. by something
• I can't get over how rude she was.
32. to have a short holiday/vacation in a place where you can relax
33. to make somebody angry, worried or excited
34. to be punished or spoken to angrily about something
35. to have sex with somebody
36. to have an erection
37. to not help somebody make progress or succeed
• This line of investigation is getting us nowhere.
• Being rude to me won't get you anywhere.
38. to make some progress/no progress
• After six months' work on the project, at last I feel I'm getting somewhere.
• I don't seem to be getting anywhere with this letter.
39. to achieve your aim or complete a task
• I'm sure you'll get there in the end.
• It's not perfect but we're getting there (= making progress).
40. used to say that you are going to tell somebody something that they will find surprising or interesting
• OK, get this guys—there are only two left!
• So get this—I did all the work and he got the money.
41. used to express surprise or disapproval that somebody has been so selfish, etc.
42. you have to admit that something unpleasant is true
43. used to ask, especially in an angry way, what somebody is/was suggesting
• I'm partly to blame? What exactly are you getting at?
44. used to say that somebody has suddenly started to behave in a strange or different way
• What's got into Alex? He never used to worry like that.
• I’m sorry for laughing like that—I don’t know what got into me.

Extra Examples

• Don’t get your dress dirty!
• I became/got hungry/upset.
• I wouldn’t go there alone; you might get mugged.
• It took me a long time to get to know her properly.
• My car got stolen at the weekend.
• She’s getting to be an old lady now.
• She’s upstairs getting ready.
• We ought to go; it’s getting late.
• You’ll like her once you get to know her.
• You’ll soon get used to the climate here.
• to become/get tired/cold/angry/scared/pregnant/thin/old/better
• to get dressed/married/divorced/killed/mugged/fired
• to get dressed/undressed
• ‘I pretended that I hadn’t heard.’ ‘I get the picture.’
• ‘Where did you buy/get that skirt?’ ‘ Top Shop.’
• ‘Where did you get that skirt?’ ‘ I bought it.’
• Can I get you anything to eat or drink?
• Could you go upstairs and get my wallet for me, please?
• Get a train to Newport and then get a bus from the station.
• He gets about $40 000 a year.
• He got the next plane home.
• He somehow had to get his men over to the far side of the river.
• How can we get to the other side of town?
• I couldn’t get the lid off.
• I don’t get it —why would she do a thing like that?
• I don’t get you.
• I don’t know how he managed to get down from the roof.
• I finally got Michael to talk to them and he explained everything.
• I get the message —you don’t want me to come.
• I got back an hour ago.
• I got this cold off you!
• I have to go and get my mother from the airport.
• I ran all the way to the station and just managed to get my train.
• I think I’m getting a cold.
• I’ll try and get a flight home tomorrow.
• It takes an hour to get from Oxford to London.
• It’s not hard to get him talking—the problem is stopping him!
• Let me know when you get there.
• She didn’t get the joke.
• She gets really bad headaches.
• She got back into bed.
• She got great satisfaction from seeing his embarrassment.
• She went to get help.
• She’s gone to get a few more chairs.
• They couldn’t get the piano through the door.
• They got in very late last night.
• Wait till we get home.
• We didn’t get to bed till three in the morning.
• We got £220 000 for the house.
• We got to San Diego at 7 o’clock.
• We had trouble getting enough people to sign up.
• We must be getting home.
• We only got as far as the next town.
• We’d better call a taxi and get you home.
• We’re aiming to get to the party at about nine.
• We’re going to be late—let’s get a taxi.
• Where do I get the bus for the airport?
• Where have they got to?
• You can get the basic model for $100.
• You can get to the hotel by bus or taxi.
• You have to get off at the next stop.
• You sit down and relax. I’ll get supper.
• You won’t be able to get a plane there—there’s no airport.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they get
• he / she / it gets
• past simple got
• past participle got
• -ing form getting

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old Norse geta ‘obtain, beget, guess’; related to Old English gietan (in begietan ‘beget’, forgietan ‘forget’), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin praeda ‘booty, prey’, praehendere ‘get hold of, seize’, and Greek khandanein ‘hold, contain, be able’.