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Headway - Upper Intermediate - Unit 7

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 7 in the Headway Upper Intermediate coursebook, such as "get into", "reunite", "get past", etc.

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Headway - Upper Intermediate
to get
to get
[Verb]

to receive or come to have something

Ex: The children got toys from their grandparents .
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to become
to become
[Verb]

to start or grow to be

Ex: The noise became unbearable during construction .
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to begin
to begin
[Verb]

to do or experience the first part of something

Ex: The teacher asked the students to begin working on their assignments .
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to marry
to marry
[Verb]

to become someone's husband or wife

Ex: They plan to marry next summer in a beach ceremony .
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to pass
to pass
[Verb]

to approach a specific place, object, or person and move past them

Ex: You 'll pass a bank on the way to the train station .
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to reach
to reach
[Verb]

to come to a certain level or state, or a specific point in time

Ex: The problem has now reached crisis point .
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to return
to return
[Verb]

to go or come back to a person or place

Ex: After completing the errands , she will return to the office .
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to listen
to listen
[Verb]

to give our attention to the sound a person or thing is making

Ex: She likes to listen to classical music while studying .
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to reunite

to bring together again, especially after a period of separation

Ex: The family reunited at the airport with hugs and tears .
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to have
to have
[Verb]

to hold or own something

Ex: He has a Bachelor 's degree in Computer Science .
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good
good
[Adjective]

having a quality that is satisfying

Ex: The weather was good, so they decided to have a picnic in the park .
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relationship

the connection among two or more things or people or the way in which they are connected

Ex: Understanding the employer-employee relationship is essential for a productive workplace .
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to get
to get
[Verb]

to mentally grasp something or someone's words or actions

Ex: Fine , I get the point — you 're not in the mood for jokes .
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to [get] married

to legally become someone's wife or husband

Ex: They had been together for years before they finally decided to get married.
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to get back

to return to a place, state, or condition

Ex: He’ll get back to work once he’s feeling better.
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to [get] past
to get past
[phrase]

to overcome or move beyond a difficult or challenging situation, obstacle, or emotional state

Ex: They’re trying to get past the financial difficulties they faced last year.
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to get together

to meet up with someone in order to cooperate or socialize

Ex: Families often get together during the holidays for a festive meal.
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to get to
to get to
[Verb]

to affect someone emotionally, particularly by making them feel frustrated, angry, or upset

Ex: His condescending attitude tends to get to his colleagues .
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to [get] started

to begin a particular task, activity, or process

Ex: He got started on his essay after dinner last night.
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to get at
to get at
[Verb]

to cause irritation or annoyance to someone

Ex: He ’s always trying to get at me with those little comments .
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to get away

to escape from someone or somewhere

Ex: The bank robber tried to get away with the stolen cash, but the police caught up to him.
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to get into

to begin participating in, learning about, and developing a strong interest or passion for a particular activity, hobby, or topic

Ex: The kids got into playing board games during their summer vacation.
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to get off

to leave a bus, train, airplane, etc.

Ex: He was the last one to get off the subway at the final station .
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to get on
to get on
[Verb]

to enter a bus, ship, airplane, etc.

Ex: We need to hurry if we want to get on the bus .
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to get out

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

Ex: I told him to get out of my room when he started snooping through my things.
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to get over

to recover from an unpleasant or unhappy experience, particularly an illness

Ex: She finally got over her fear of public speaking .
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to get round

to find a way to deal with or overcome a problem or obstacle

Ex: We must get round the lack of resources to provide the necessary support .
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to get through

to succeed in passing or enduring a difficult experience or period

Ex: It 's a hard phase , but with support , you can get through it .
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to get up
to get up
[Verb]

to get on our feet and stand up

Ex: Despite the fatigue, they got up to dance when their favorite song played.
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get this
get this
[interjection]

used to draw attention to something that the speaker considers important or interesting

Ex: Get this — his startup was valued at $ 1 million within its first year !
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