GET

( getting ,  got ,  got   / BrE   ɡɒt ;  NAmE   ɡɑt / ) 

  In spoken  NAmE  the past participle  got • ten  / ɡɒtn / / ɡɑtn /   is almost always used.   

receive/obtain   

1   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sth   to receive sth 

 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   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   to obtain sth 

~ sth    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. 

~ sth for sb   Did you get a present for your mother? 

~ sb/yourself sth   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   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sth (for sth)   to obtain or receive an amount of money by selling sth 

 How much did you get for your car?   

bring   

4   [ transitive ]   to go to a place and bring sb/sth back 

    fetch 

~ sb/sth    Quick— go and get  a cloth! 

   Somebody get a doctor! 

  I have to go and get my mother from the airport  (= collect her) . 

~ sth for sb   Get a drink for John. 

~ sb/yourself sth   Get John a drink.   

punishment   

5   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sth   to receive sth as a punishment 

He got ten years  (= was sent to prison for ten years)  for armed robbery.   

broadcasts   

6   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sth   to receive broadcasts from a particular television or radio station 

We can't get Channel 5 in our area.   

buy   

7   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sth   to buy sth, for example a newspaper or magazine, regularly 

    take 

Which newspaper do you get?   

mark/grade   

8   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sth   to achieve or be given a particular mark/grade in an exam 

 He got a ‘C’ in Chemistry and a ‘B’ in English.   

illness   

9   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sth   to become infected with an illness; to suffer from a pain, etc 

 I got this cold off  (= from)  you! 

   She gets  (= often suffers from)  really bad headaches.   

contact   

10   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sb   to be connected with sb by telephone 

I wanted to speak to the manager but I got his secretary instead.   

state/condition   

11   linking verb   to reach a particular state or condition; to make sb/sth/yourself reach a particular state or condition 

+ adj.   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. 

~ sb/sth + adj.   Don't get your dress dirty! 

  He got his fingers caught in the door. 

  She soon got the children ready for school.   

12   [ intransitive ]   ~ to do sth   to reach the point at which you feel, know, are, etc. sth 

 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.   

make/persuade   

13   [ transitive ]   to make, persuade, etc. sb/sth to do sth 

~ sb/sth to do sth    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. 

~ sb/sth doing sth   Can you really get that old car going again? 

  It's not hard to get him talking—the problem is stopping him!   

get sth done   

14   [ transitive ]   ~ sth done   to cause sth to happen or be done 

 I must get my hair cut. 

   I'll never get all this work finished.   

start   

15   [ transitive ]   ~ doing sth   to start doing sth 

I got talking to her. 

  We need to get going soon.   

opportunity   

16   [ intransitive ]   ~ to do sth  ( informal )  to have the opportunity to do sth 

He got to try out all the new software. 

  It's not fair—I never get to go first.   

arrive   

17   [ intransitive ]   + adv./prep.   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.   

move/travel   

18   [ intransitive ,  transitive ]   to move to or from a particular place or in a particular direction, sometimes with difficulty; to make sb/sth do this 

+ adv./prep.    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. 

~ sb/sth + adv./prep.   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   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sth   to use a bus, taxi, plane, etc 

 We're going to be late—let's get a taxi. 

   I usually get the bus to work.   

meal   

20   [ transitive ]  ( especially BrE )  to prepare a meal 

~ sth    Who's getting the lunch? 

~ sth for sb/yourself    I must go home and get tea for the kids. 

~ sb/yourself sth   I must go home and get the kids their tea.   

telephone/door   

21   [ transitive ]   ~ sth  ( informal )  to answer the telephone or a door when sb calls, knocks, etc 

Will you get the phone?   

catch/hit   

22   [ transitive ]   ~ sb   to catch or take hold of sb, especially in order to harm or punish them 

He was on the run for a week before the police got him. 

  to get sb 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) . 

 ( informal )  I'll get you  for that!   

23   [ transitive ]   ~ sb + adv./prep.   to hit or wound sb 

The bullet got him in the neck.   

understand   

24   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sb/sth  ( informal )  to understand sb/sth 

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.   

happen/exist   

25   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sth  ( informal )  used to say that sth happens or exists 

You get   (= There are)  all these kids hanging around in the street. 

  They still get cases of typhoid there.   

confuse/annoy   

26   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sb  ( informal )  to make sb feel confused because they do not understand sth 

    puzzle 

‘What's the capital of Bhutan?’ ‘ You've got me there!  ’  (= I don't know) .   

27   [ transitive ,  no passive ]   ~ sb  ( informal )  to annoy sb 

What gets me  is having to do the same thing all day long. 

  Get  is one of the most common words in English, but some people try to avoid it in formal writing. 

Most idioms containing  get  are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example  get sb's goat  is at  goat .  be getting on  ( informal )   

1   ( of a person )  to be becoming old   

2   ( of time )  to be becoming late 

The time's getting on—we ought to be going.   

be getting on for…  ( especially BrE )  to be nearly a particular time, age or number 

It must be getting on for midnight. 

  He's getting on for eighty.   

can't get over sth  ( informal )  used to say that you are shocked, surprised, amused, etc. by sth 

I can't get over how rude she was.   

get away from it all  ( informal )  to have a short holiday/vacation in a place where you can relax   

get it on (with sb)  ( slang ,  especially NAmE )  to have sex with sb   

get it 

 ( also   catch hell )  ( both  NAmE ) 

 ( BrE   catch it )  ( informal )  to be punished or spoken to angrily about sth   

get it up  ( slang ) ( of a man )  to have an  erection   

get sb going  ( BrE ,  informal )  to make sb angry, worried or excited   

get sb nowhere/not get sb anywhere 

to not help sb make progress or succeed 

This line of investigation is getting us nowhere. 

  Being rude to me won't get you anywhere.   

get somewhere/anywhere/nowhere 

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.   

get there 

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) .   

get this!  ( informal ,  especially NAmE )  used to say that you are going to tell sb sth 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.   

how selfish, stupid, ungrateful, etc. can you get?  ( informal )  used to express surprise or disapproval that sb has been so selfish, etc.   

there's no getting away from sth |  you can't get away from sth 

you have to admit that sth unpleasant is true   

what are you, was he, etc. getting at?  ( informal )  used to ask, especially in an angry way, what sb is/was suggesting 

I'm partly to blame? What exactly are you getting at?   

what has got into sb?  ( informal )  used to say that sb 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. 

get about  ( BrE )  =  get around 

get above yourself  ( especially BrE )  to have too high an opinion of yourself 

get across (to sb) |  get sth across (to sb)   to be communicated or understood; to succeed in communicating sth 

Your meaning didn't really get across. 

  He's not very good at getting his ideas across. 

get ahead (of sb)   to make progress (further than others have done) 

She wants to get ahead in her career. 

  He soon got ahead of the others in his class. 

get along   

1   ( usually used in the progressive tenses )  to leave a place 

It's time we were getting along.   

2    =  get on 

get around   

1    ( BrE  also   get about )   to move from place to place or from person to person 

She gets around with the help of a stick. 

  News soon got around that he had resigned.   

2   ( especially NAmE )  =  get round 

get at sb  ( usually used in the progressive tenses )  to keep criticizing sb 

He's always getting at me. 

  She feels she's being got at.   

get at sb/sth   to reach sb/sth; to gain access to sb/sth 

The files are locked up and I can't get at them.   

get at sth   to learn or find out sth 

The truth is sometimes difficult to get at. 

get away   

1   to have a holiday/vacation 

We're hoping to get away for a few days at Easter. 

   related noun  getaway   

2   ( BrE ,  informal )  used to show that you do not believe or are surprised by what sb has said 

‘These tickets didn't cost me a thing.’ ‘Get away!’   

get away (from…)   to succeed in leaving a place 

I won't be able to get away from the office before 7.   

get away (from sb/…)   to escape from sb or a place   

get away with sth   

1   to steal sth and escape with it 

 Thieves got away with computer equipment worth $30 000. 

   related noun  getaway   

2   to receive a relatively light punishment 

 He was lucky to get away with only a fine.   

3   to do sth wrong and not be punished for it 

 Don't be tempted to cheat—you'll never get away with it. 

~ doing sth    Nobody gets away with insulting me like that.   

4   to manage with less of sth than you might expect to need 

After the first month, you should be able to get away with one lesson a week. 

get back   to return, especially to your home 

 What time did you get back last night? 

   We only got back from our trip yesterday.   

get sth back   to obtain sth again after having lost it 

 She's got her old job back. 

   I never lend books—you never get them back.   

get back (in)  ( of a political party )  to win an election after having lost the previous one   

get back at sb  ( informal )  to do sth bad to sb who has done sth bad to you; to get  revenge  on sb 

I'll find a way of getting back at him!   

get back to sb  ( informal )  to speak or write to sb again later, especially in order to give a reply 

I'll find out and get back to you.   

get back to sth   to return to sth 

Could we get back to the question of funding?   

get back together (with sb)   to start a relationship with sb again, especially a romantic relationship, after having finished a previous relationship with the same person 

I just got back together with my ex-girlfriend. 

  Is it true that the band is planning to get back together? 

get behind (with sth)   to fail to make enough progress or to produce sth at the right time 

I'm getting behind with my work. 

  He got behind with the payments for his car. 

get by (on/in/with sth)   to manage to live or do a particular thing using the money, knowledge, equipment, etc. that you have 

 How does she get by on such a small salary? 

   I can just about get by in German  (= I can speak basic German) . 

get down  ( of children ) ( BrE )  to leave the table after a meal   

get sb down  ( informal )  to make sb feel sad or depressed 

Don't let it get you down too much.   

get sth down   

1   to swallow sth, usually with difficulty   

2   to make a note of sth 

    write down 

Did you get his number down?   

get down to sth   to begin to do sth; to give serious attention to sth 

Let's  get down to business . 

  I like to  get down to work  by 9. 

~ doing sth   It's time I got down to thinking about that essay. 

get in |  get into sth   

1   to arrive at a place 

 The train got in late. 

   What time do you get into Heathrow?   

2   to win an election 

 The Republican candidate stands a good chance of getting in. 

   She first got into Parliament  (= became an MP)  in 2005.   

3   to be admitted to a school, university, etc 

 She's got into Durham to study law.   

get sb in   to call sb to your house to do a job   

get sth in   

1   to collect or gather sth 

to  get the crops/harvest in   

2   to buy a supply of sth 

 Remember to get in some beers for this evening.   

3   to manage to do or say sth 

I got in an hour's work while the baby was asleep. 

  She talks so much it's impossible to get a word in.   

get in on sth   to take part in an activity 

He's hoping to get in on any discussions about the new project.   

get in with sb  ( informal )  to become friendly with sb, especially in order to gain an advantage 

get into sth   

1   to put on a piece of clothing, especially with difficulty 

 I can't get into these shoes—they're too small.   

2   to start a career in a particular profession 

 What's the best way to get into journalism?   

3   to become involved in sth; to start sth 

 I got into conversation with an Italian student. 

  to get into a fight 

   Are you sure you know what you're getting into?   

4   to develop a particular habit 

 Don't let yourself get into bad habits. 

   You should get into the routine of saving the document you are working on every ten minutes. 

  How did she get into  (= start taking)  drugs?   

5   ( informal )  to become interested in sth 

 I'm really getting into jazz these days.   

6   to become familiar with sth; to learn sth 

 I haven't really got into my new job yet.   

get into sth |  get yourself/sb into sth   to reach a particular state or condition; to make sb reach a particular state or condition 

 He got into trouble with the police while he was still at school. 

   Three people were rescued from a yacht which got into difficulties. 

  She got herself into a real state  (= became very anxious)  before the interview. 

get off |  get off sb   used especially to tell sb to stop touching you or another person 

Get off me, that hurts!   

get off |  get sb off   

1   to leave a place or start a journey; to help sb do this 

We got off straight after breakfast. 

  He got the children off to school.   

2   ( BrE )  to fall asleep; to make sb do this 

I had great difficulty getting off to sleep. 

  They couldn't get the baby off till midnight.   

get off |  get off sth   to leave work with permission 

Could you get off (work) early tomorrow?   

get off sth |  get sb off sth   to stop discussing a particular subject; to make sb do this 

Please can we get off the subject of dieting? 

  I couldn't get him off politics once he had started.   

get sth off   to send sth by post/mail 

I must get these letters off first thing tomorrow.   

get off on sth  ( informal )  to be excited by sth, especially in a sexual way   

get off (with sth)   to have no or almost no injuries in an accident 

She was lucky to get off with just a few bruises.   

get off (with sth) |  get sb off (with sth)   to receive no or almost no punishment; to help sb do this 

He was lucky to get off with a small fine. 

  A good lawyer might be able to get you off.   

get off with sb  ( informal ,  especially BrE )  to have a sexual or romantic experience with sb; to start a sexual relationship with sb 

Steve got off with Tracey at the party. 

get on   

1    ( also   get along )   used to talk or ask about how well sb is doing in a particular situation 

 He's getting on very well at school. 

  How did you get on  at the interview?   

2   to be successful in your career, etc 

 Parents are always anxious for their children to get on. 

   I don't know how he's going to  get on in life .   

3    ( also   get along )   to manage or survive 

 We can get on perfectly well without her. 

   I just can't get along without a secretary.   

get on to sb   

1   to contact sb by telephone, letter or email 

The heating isn't working; I'll get on to the landlord about it.   

2   to become aware of sb's activities, especially when they have been doing sth bad or illegal 

He had been stealing money from the company for years before they got on to him.   

get on to sth   to begin to talk about a new subject 

It's time we got on to the question of costs.   

get on with sb |  get on (together)  ( both  BrE ) 

 ( also   get along with sb ,  get along (together)   NAmE ,  BrE )   to have a friendly relationship with sb 

She's never really got on with her sister. 

  She and her sister have never really got on. 

  We get along just fine together.   

get on with sth   

1    ( also   get along with sth )   used to talk or ask about how well sb is doing a task 

 I'm not getting on very fast with this job.   

2   to continue doing sth, especially after an interruption 

 Be quiet and get on with your work. 

 ( informal )   Get on with it! We haven't got all day. 

get out   to become known 

If this gets out there'll be trouble.   

get sth out   

1   to produce or publish sth 

Will we get the book out by the end of the year?   

2   to say sth with difficulty 

She managed to get out a few words of thanks.   

get out (of sth)   to leave or go out of a place 

You ought to get out of the house more. 

  She screamed at me to get out.   

get out of sth   

1   to avoid a responsibility or duty 

 We promised we'd go—we can't get out of it now. 

~ doing sth    I wish I could get out of going to that meeting.   

2   to stop having a particular habit 

 I can't get out of the habit of waking at six in the morning.   

get sth out of sb   to persuade sb to tell or give you sth, especially by force 

 The police finally got a confession out of her.   

get sth out of sb/sth   to gain or obtain sth good from sb/sth 

She seems to get a lot out of life. 

  He always gets the best out of people. 

get over sth   to deal with or gain control of sth 

    overcome 

 She can't get over her shyness. 

   I think the problem can be got over without too much difficulty.   

get over sth/sb   to return to your usual state of health, happiness, etc. after an illness, a shock, the end of a relationship, etc 

 He was disappointed at not getting the job, but he'll get over it.   

get over yourself  ( informal )  to stop thinking that you are so important; to stop being so serious 

 Just get over yourself and stop moaning! 

  He needs to grow up a bit and get over himself.   

get sth over (to sb)   to make sth clear to sb 

He didn't really get his meaning over to the audience.   

get sth over (with)  ( informal )  to complete sth unpleasant but necessary 

I'll be glad to  get  the exam  over and done with . 

get round/around sb   to persuade sb to agree or to do what you want, usually by doing nice things for them 

She knows how to get round her dad.   

get round/around sth   to deal with a problem successfully 

    overcome 

 A clever lawyer might find a way of getting round that clause.   

get round/around to sth   to find the time to do sth 

 I meant to do the ironing but I didn't get round to it. 

~ doing sth    I hope to get around to answering your letter next week. 

get through sth   

1   to use up a large amount of sth 

 We got through a fortune while we were in New York!   

2   to manage to do or complete sth 

 Let's start—there's a lot to get through.   

get through (sth)  ( BrE )  to be successful in an exam, etc.   

get sb through sth   to help sb to be successful in an exam 

 She got all her students through the exam.   

get through (sth) |  get sth through (sth)   to be officially accepted; to make sth be officially accepted 

 They got the bill through Congress.   

get through (to sb)   

1   to reach sb 

 Thousands of refugees will die if these supplies don't get through to them.   

2   to make contact with sb by telephone 

 I tried calling you several times but I couldn't get through.   

get through (to sth)  ( of a player or team )  to reach the next stage of a competition 

 Moya has got through to the final.   

get through to sb   to make sb understand or accept what you say, especially when you are trying to help them 

 I find it impossible to get through to her.   

get through with sth   to finish or complete a task 

get to sb  ( informal )  to annoy or affect sb 

 The pressure of work is beginning to get to him. 

get sb/sth together   to collect people or things in one place 

I'm trying to get a team together for Saturday.   

get together (with sb)  ( informal )  to meet with sb socially or in order to discuss sth 

We must get together for a drink sometime. 

  Management should get together with the union. 

   related noun  get-together 

get up   

1   to stand up after sitting, lying, etc. 

    rise 

 The class got up when the teacher came in.   

2   if the sea or wind  gets up , it increases in strength and becomes violent   

get up |  get sb up   to get out of bed; to make sb get out of bed 

 He always gets up early. 

   Could you get me up at 6.30 tomorrow?   

get yourself/sb up as sth   [ often passive ]  ( BrE )  to dress yourself/sb as sb/sth else 

She was got up as an Indian princess. 

   related noun  get-up   

get sth up   to arrange or organize sth 

We're getting up a party for her birthday.   

get up to sth   

1   to reach a particular point 

 We got up to page 72 last lesson.   

2   to be busy with sth, especially sth surprising or unpleasant 

 What on earth will he get up to next? 

   She's been getting up to her old tricks again! 

 Get (66)

Get about

- Visit many places

- Become known

- Walk or visit places

- Have personal or sexual relationships with many people

Get above

- Behave as if you are better or more important than others

Get across

- Communicate successfully

- Go from one side to the other

- Move something from one side to the other

Get across to

- Be convincing or make a good impression

Get after

- Nag or exhort someone

- Chase

Get ahead

- Progress

Get ahead of

- Move in front of

Get along

- Have a good relationship

- Leave

- Progess

Get along in

- Progress

Get along with

- Have a good relationship with someone

- Deal with, handle

Get around

- Become known

- Visit many different places

- Walk or go to places

- Avoid a problem

- Persuade, convince

- Have personal or sexual relationships with many people

Get around to

- Finally manage to do something, make the effort to do something

Get at

- Criticise

- Mean

- Be able to reach, find, access

- Use threats, payments, bribes, etc, to affect someone's testimony or decision

Get away

- Escape

- Go on holiday or for a short break

- Move, leave somewhere

Get away from

- Go somewhere different or do something different

- Start to talk about something that is not relevant to the discussion

Get away with

- Not get caught, criticised or punished for doing something wrong

- Achieve something, despite not doing it correctly or properly

Get away!

- An expression of disbelief

Get back

- Return

- Return something

- Revenge

- Move away

- Move away

Get back at

- Take revenge

Get back into

- Start doing something after stopping for some time

- Find a new enthusiasm for something

Get back to

- Respond to a contact

- Respond when you know the answer

- Start doing something again after an interruption

Get back together

- Restart a relationship

Get behind

- Support

Get behind with

- Be late paying instalments for something.

Get by

- Have just enough money to live on

- Not be noticed (problems, errors, etc)

Get by on

- Manage on a certain amount of money

Get by with

- Have enough of something to do the job

Get down

- Make someone depressed, unhappy, exhausted, etc.

- Write, record

- Manage to swallow

- Descend, leave a vehicle

- Leave the table after eating

- Reduce

- Have an affair or sexual relations

Get down on

- Criticise

Get down to

- Start working seriously

- Enjoy something a lot

Get in

- Arrange for someone to do a job in your home, workplace, etc

- Arrive (train, plane, etc.)

- Arrive home

- Enter a car or taxi

- Buy or obtain supplies, like food

- Arrive at work, school, home

- Enter a building or place

- Be elected

- Manage to say or do

- Be admitted to a university, club, etc

- Bring inside a place

- Submit, apply

- Pay for drinks

Get in on

- Become involved

Get in with

- Become friendly with, ingratiate with

Get into

- Become involved or interested

- Become involved in something bad or criminal

- Be accepted or admitted

- Become or be accepted as a member

- Start a habit or way of acting or behaving

- Be small enough to wear something

- Criticise

Get it

- Be punished or scolded

Get it off

- Have sex

Get it off with

- Have sex with

Get it on

- Become interested or excited

- Have sex

Get it on with

- Have sex with

Get it together

- Control things in your life to achieve your aims

- Begin a relationship

Get it up

- Become aroused (of a man)

Get off

- Escape punishment

- Leave a bus, train, etc.

- Finish, leave work

- Start a journey

- Help a baby or child sleep

- Orgasm, have sex

- Manage to fire a gun

- Stop talking on the phone

- Write or send letters, messages, etc

- Say or write something funny

Get off it

- A way of expressing disbelief, or telling someone that they're wrong or have an incorrect opinion

Get off on

- Enjoy a drug

- Become excited by

Get off with

- Have casual sex with

Get off!

- Don't touch, leave alone

Get on

- Continue doing something

- Enter a bus, train, plane, etc.

- Make progress, deal with something with a reasonable degree of success

- Have a good relationship

- Become old, age

- Be late or near an arranged time

- Wear, fit

- Leave

Get on at

- Criticise unfairly

Get on for

- Be near a time

Get on to

- Start to suspect

Get on with

- Have a good relationship

- Continue or start doing something

Get onto

- Start discussing a topic

- Be elected, appointed

- Appear on the radio or TV

- Contact someone because you need or want them to do something

- Enter a plane, train, etc

Get out

- Leave the house to visit place and socialise

- Become known when people want it to remain secret

- Leave a place, escape

- Remove something from where it is stored to use it

- Remove dirt or something unwanted

- Publish, make available for the public to see or buy

- Say what you want when it is difficult

Get out of

- Avoid doing something you dislike

- Leave a car, van, etc.

- Stop a regular activity or habit

- Make someone confess or tell the truth

- Make someone give something to you

- Derive pleasure or benefit from something

- Help someone avoid doing something

Get out!

- Expression of disbelief

Get over

- Recover from something, feel better

- Solve, find a solution

- Communicate, make people understand

- Be shocked or surprised that something if real or true

- Get to the other side

- Come somewhere

Get over with

- Do something unpleasant that has to be done rather than delaying it any more

Get round

- Become known

- Find a solution

Get round (around) to

- Finally manage to do something

Get round (or around)

- Persuade someone

Get through

- Contact

- Consume

- Finish

- Finish

- Succeed in an exam or test

- Help someone or something succeed or pass a test or exam

- Endure or deal with a difficult experience

- Be accepted or passed (laws, proposals, etc)

- Manage to pass

- Arrive

Get through to

- Make someone understand

- Contact, especially by phone

- Reach a stage in a competition

Get to

- Annoy, irritate

- Arrive

- Start discussing a topic

- Have the opportunity to do something

Get together

- Meet socially

Get up

- Get out of bed

- Organise

Get up to

- Do something wrong or naughty