19- Get Phrasal

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In this Lesson we are going to study the most important and useful verbs with regard to Get.
Below I put a list of Phrasal verbs that begin with GET and then an explanation of each one with some examples

* Get across
* Get along
* Get on with
* Get around
* Get at
* Get away
* Get down
* Get down to
* Get over
* Get up
* Get by
* Get through
* Get on
* Get rid of

This is not a complete list. I will add more Phrasal Verbs with GET when you understand these.

1- Get across = to communicate

= to make someone understand something. (Especially if the details are too difficult to understand or if the person being explained to understands poorly).

* Although I couldn't speak the language, I managed to get my meaning across when necessary.
* Your meaning didn't really get across.
* Sometimes my teacher J.B. is not very good at getting his idea across.


2- Get along - Get on with = to have a good / friendly relationship with someone.

(get on is used more in Britain)

* Even though there are six of them sharing the house, they all get on well with each other.
* He doesn't get along well with his mother-in-law.
* Our new boss is very easy to get on with.


3- Get around = to become known.

* To spread or to circulate. If news or information gets around, people tell other people, so that soon many people know about it.

* It's a small place, so news and gossip get around pretty quickly.
* The news of the tragedy in Haiti got around quickly due the internet.
* News soon got around that Matthew was back in town.

* to find a way of avoiding a difficult or unpleasant situation, so that you don't have to deal with it.

* There is no way of getting around it - you are going to have to tell her the truth.
* Isn't there any way of getting around the regulations?


4- Get at = to reach, to access to something.

* The cupboard is too high for me to get at.
* The report is locked in the cabinet and I can't get at them.

* to suggest something indirectly, to imply. (used only in the continuous tense)

* What exactly are you getting at? (=trying to say, suggest)


5- Get away = to go away from someone or something

* Get away from me!
* Get away from that cake!
* It was so busy that Francisca couldn't get away from the phone all day.

* to escape from someone who is chasing you.

* They tried to get away from the police but they weren't quick enough.

* to have a holiday.

* Larissa got away for a couple of weeks . She went to Rio in order to get away from her ordinary life.


6- Get down = to cause someone to be depressed.

* These get phrasals are getting me down.
* Don't let these problems get you down too much.


7- Get down to = to reach the point of dealing with something.

* to begin to work on something seriously.

* to give serious attention to something.

* to finally start doing something, after you have been avoiding it or after something has prevented you from doing it.

* Now, let's get down to business english lessons.
* It's time you got down to some serious work.
* Once it is Summer, we will get down to painting the house.
* My mother finally got down to my brother's behavior.
* This year Larissa got down to her English study.


8- Get over = to recover from something or return to your usual state of health or happiness.

* I thought he would never get over her illness.
* It took her a long time to get over their separation.
* He never got over the shock of losing his wife.


* to overcome or deal with or gain control of something.

* Lari can't get over her shyness.
* In life we must learn how to get over in many situations.
* After taking private lessons with J.B. , Lari is getting over her fears to explain her feelings in English.


9- Can't get over = to be amazed or surprised by something.

* I can't get over how much your kids have grown.
* She can't get over how well she is speaking in English.

10- Get up = to arise from bed

* I take only six hours of sleep a day. I use to get up early.
* What time do you usually get up on the weekend?
* Larissa is going to get up late cos' she doesn't need to work tomorrow.
* I got up around seven yesterday.

11- Get by = to succeed with the least possible effort or accomplishment

* to proceed without being discovered, criticized, or punished

* Don't worry I think I can get by with this before the boss comes back.

12 - to get through = to reach a destination

* to become clear or understood

** my warnings about the correct accent finally got through to her.
** Last year I needed to get through many things.
** After 3 years of studying Larissa finally got through the fluency in English.

13- Get on - to enter in a transportation ( public )

* I saw your mother getting on that bus.
* She got on the train.

14- Get rid of something/somebody = let him/it go

* I don't like this boy so get rid of him.
* I will never get rid of my cards collection.

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## Exercise - Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb.

a) What time do you ______________in the morning?

* get out
* get up
* get over
* get through

b) She is having trouble _____ her boyfriend, she still cries all the time.

* getting past
* getting through
* getting around
* getting over

c) I have just enough cash to _____ until the end of the month.

* get by
* get along
* get with
* get up

d) Kelly told her boyfriend to _____ and never come back.

* get out
* get along with
* get away
* get up

e) I can't _____ how good my English is getting!

* get over
* get through
* get around
* get on

f) I know that phrasal verb is difficult now, but you will _____ this and be stronger in the end.

* get around
* get with
* get through
* get by

g) Andrelina and J.B. are throwing away their old stuff because they are moving to U.S.A. , but they will never _____ of their old piano.

* get out
* get rid
* get down
* get back

h) We were so late I was afraid we wouldn't be able to _____ the last bus.

* get on
* get after
* get by
* get up