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083. Get: Uses, Phrases and Phrasal Verbs

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touch
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to get together
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to get
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wrong
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to get rid of somebody or something
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good
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bad
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to get to know somebody or something
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to get out
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to get back
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to get in
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to get in
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to get up
to get
to get
Verb
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to receive or come to have something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to get
to get
Verb
g
g
e
ɛ
t
t

to obtain something by paying an amount of money for it

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to get
Verb
g
g
e
ɛ
t
t

to reach a specific place

leave

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to get
to get
Verb
g
g
e
ɛ
t
t

to experience a specific condition, state, or action

Grammatical Information:

linking verb
to get
Verb
g
g
e
ɛ
t
t

to respond to a doorbell or telephone by answering it

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to get
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt/

used for saying that a particular thing exists or happens

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to get
Verb
g
g
e
ɛ
t
t

to force or convince someone to do something

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to get
Verb
g
g
e
ɛ
t
t

to have the opportunity to do something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
touch
noun
t
t
ou
ʌ
ch
ʧ

a communicative interaction

to get together
to get together
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt təɡˈɛðɚ/

to meet up with someone in order to cooperate or socialize

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
together
to get
to get
Verb
g
g
e
ɛ
t
t

to begin doing something

end

Grammatical Information:

transitive
wrong
wrong
Adverb
w
r
r
o
ɔ:
n
n
g
g

in a manner that is incorrect or mistaken

correctly

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner
to [get] rid of {sb/sth}
to get rid of somebody or something
phrase
uk flag
/ɡɛt ɹˈɪd ʌv ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

to put aside or remove a person or thing in order to no longer have them present or involved

good
good
Adjective
g
g
oo
ʊ
d
d

having a quality that is satisfying

bad
bad
bad
Adjective
b
b
a
æ
d
d

having a quality that is not satisfying

good
to get to know somebody or something
phrase
uk flag
/ɡɛt tə nˈoʊ ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

to become familiar with someone or something by spending time with them and learning about them

to get out
to get out
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈaʊt/

to leave somewhere such as a room, building, etc.

enter

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
out
to get back
to get back
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈbæk/

to return to a place, state, or condition

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
back
to get in
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈɪn/

to successfully enter a place even when it is hard to do so

exit

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
in
to get in
to get in
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈɪn/

(of a train, airplane, etc.) to arrive at a particular place

pull out

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
in
to get up
to get up
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈʌp/

to wake up and get out of bed

go to bed

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
up

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