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The phrasal verb Get is very common in English. Therefore, we suggest that you learn it as quickly as possible. Check out a list of useful phrasal verbs with examples of how to use them.
Get across
| ˈꞬet əˈkrɒs |
Value 1: cross, cross over
A lot of fugitives got across the border last week. - Many refugees crossed the border last week.
Value 2: successfully explain your thought, idea, or your feelings
I have no idea how I can get this feeling across to you. “I don’t know how to explain to you how I feel.
I should get this issue across to my students. - I must clearly explain this question to my students.
Get about (British English only)
| ˈꞬet əˈbaʊt |
Value 1: becomes widely known (about news, information)
The news has got about so quickly. - The news became widely known so quickly.
If my article get about, I'll write another one. - If my article becomes popular (well-known), I will write another
Value 2: visit many places and events
She gets about lately. - She's been visiting a lot of places lately.
Get after
| ˈꞬet ˈɑːftə |
Value 1: persistently persuade to do something, to force
I'm getting after you to call their office because they may not see your CV. - I make you call the office because they may not see your resume.
Value 2: follow someone, follow someone, hunt down
Why are you getting after me? - Why are you following me?
Get ahead
| ˈꞬet əˈhɛd |
Meaning 1: Succeed, break through
You should be more assertive and somewhat audacious to get ahead in this world. - You have to be assertive and rather arrogant to break through in this world.
Value 2: run ahead
Don’t get ahead - Don't get ahead of yourself.
Value 3 (get ahead of): surpass someone
This time I’vegot ahead myself. - This time I surpassed myself
Get along
| ˈꞬet əˈlɒŋ |
Value 1: get along well
Do you get along with Sarah? - Do you get along with Sarah?
How do you get along with those difficult people? - How do you get along with those difficult people?
Value 2: live (for example, on some amount of money), get along well
He doesn't manage to get along with his salary. - He does not manage to live on a salary. (he can't meet his salary)
Get around
| ˈꞬet əˈraʊnd |
Value 1: go around / go around an obstacle
Can we get around these people? - Can we get around these people?
Value 2: avoid obstacle, bypass
I don’t think getting around the law is a good idea. “I don't think getting around the law is a good idea.
Value 3: move
After that car accident she needs a wheelchair to get around. “After that accident, she needs a wheelchair to get around.
Value 4: find time for something (after using a verb in the form of a gerund)
I'll get around going to the zoo with kids once I’ve finished doing my homework. “I’ll find time to go to the zoo with the kids as soon as I’m done with my homework.”
Value 1: get to something, get access to something
I’ll be able to get at my trust fund, when I’m 21. - I will be able to access my trust fund when I’m 21.
Value 2: hint, imply
What do you think the author got at by saying these words? - What do you think the author meant by saying these words?
What are you getting at? Shouldn’t I come to the party? - What you're suggesting? Shouldn't I come to the party?
Value 5: figure out something
It's worth getting at the root of the problem. - It is worth finding out the root of the problem.
Value 4: run into someone (figuratively), criticize
Why are you getting at me? What have I done wrong? - Why are you running into me? What have I done wrong?
Get away
| ˈꞬet əˈweɪ |
Value 1: go away, go away
You’re the one who helped him get away. “It was you who helped him leave.
This vase is very fragile. Ask your kids to get away from it. “This vase is very fragile. Ask your children to move away from her.
Value 2: free myself, escape
A prey has 20 seconds to get away. - The victim has 20 seconds to free himself.
Value 3: escape from current circumstances
Lately I’ve been up to my ears in work. So, I’m thinking of getting away in the mountains. - Lately I've been up to my ears in work. So I'm thinking of running away from it all into the mountains.
Value 4: switch to another topic, move away from topic
Please, don’t get away from the point. - Please do not change the topic of the conversation (do not go away from the essence of the question)
Get back
Value 1: Come back
When will she get back from her business trip? - When will she return from her business trip?
Value 2: get back
If I lend you my camera, when will I get it back? - If I lend you my camera, when will I get it back?
Value 3: take revenge, do something in revenge
When we were kids, my brother always got me back when I did something wrong to him. - When we were children, my brother always took revenge on me when I did something bad to him.
Get back to
Meaning: return to something / someone
We’ll get back to this topic later. - We will return to this topic later.
Get behind
| ˈꞬet bɪˈhaɪnd |
Value 1: support
It's a good plan. I'm ready to get behind it. - It's a good plan. I am ready to support him.
Value 2: fall behind
He always gets behind his coworkers. - He always lags behind his colleagues.
Get by
Meaning: to cope with something (at least at the minimum level), to manage somehow (at the minimum level)
How do you get by on only one salary? - How do you get along with just one salary?
Get down
Value 1: to go down
The cat can't get down from the tree. - The cat cannot come down from the tree.
Value 2: direct effort or attention to something, focus on something
I have to do two more tasks, but I can’t get down to them. - I have two more tasks to do, but I cannot concentrate on them.
Value 3: oppress, depress
Such weather gets me down. - This weather depresses me.
Value 4: to swallow
Can you get pills down without water? - You can swallow pills without water.
Value 5: completely relax, feel relaxed, have fun
She's getting down by the seaside with her best friend. - She is relaxing (resting) with her best friend by the sea.
Meaning 6 (with the preposition on): criticize
If you always get down on your kids, they might have an inferiority complex in the future. - If you constantly criticize your children, they may have an inferiority complex in the future.
Meaning 7 (with the preposition to): get serious about something, get down to
We have to get down to this project as soon as possible. - We must start this project as soon as possible.
Get in
Value 1: get into something, get inside something
Get in the car. - Get in the car.
Get in bed and I'll tell you a fairy tale. - Go to bed (get into bed) and I will tell you a story.
Value 2: pass the elections, enroll in some kind of educational institution, organization, etc.
Has your daughter got in? - Did your daughter get admitted?
Get it
Value 1: Get it for a bad deed, get it in the neck
When she found out that you broke her phone, you’ll get it. - When she finds out that it was you who broke her phone, you will get it.
Value 2 (with the preposition on): have sex (more literal translation is "to do this")
So, did you get it on with him? - So you did it to him?
Meaning 3 (with prepositions on with): get someone
They try to get on with our best worker. “They're trying to get our best employee.
Get it together
| ˈꞬet ɪt təˈɡɛðə |
Meaning: pull yourself together, organize, gather (with strength / spirit)
Guys, let’s get it together and complete the mission. - Guys, let's pull ourselves together and complete this task.
Get it over with
| ˈꞬet ɪt ˈəʊvə wɪð |
Meaning: finish with something (unpleasant), finish with something (unpleasant, for example, with some difficult task, etc.)
Confess now and we'll get it over with. “Admit it now and we'll get it over with.
Get it up
Meaning: stand (about the male genital organ)
Lately he can't get it up. - He hasn't gotten up lately.
Get off
Value 1: get off, get off the transport
You’ll see me when you’re getting off the train. - You will see me when you get off the train.
Value 2: back off, get out
Get off my phone. - Get out of my phone (don't touch my phone)
Stop teasing me, get off! - Stop teasing me, fuck off!
Get on
Get out
Value 1: get out of somewhere, get out, run away, get out
In case of fire, get out by the emergency exit. - In case of fire, exit through the emergency exit.
Value 2: get out of a predicament, avoid fate
I do believe you can get out of crisis. “I definitely believe you can get out of the crisis.
Value 3: become famous, swim out (about information)
Any secret gets out soon or later. - Any secret becomes known sooner or later.
Value 4: spend free time outside the home, go on a date / walk
Would you like to get out with me? - Would you like to go on a date with me?
Get over
| ˈꞬet ˈəʊvə |
Value 1: overcome (difficulties, fears, etc.)
I must get over my fear of dogs. “I have to overcome my fear of dogs.
Value 2: recover, recover
She's having problems getting over flue. - She can't get well from the flu.
Value 3: experience something (forget and move on), come to terms
He can't get over his last relationships. - He can't relive his last relationship.
Get rid of
Meaning: get rid of something
You should get rid of your old clothes, it doesn’t look well anymore. - You have to get rid of the old clothes, they don't look good anymore.
Get through
Value 1: to withstand something, to survive, to successfully go through something
The exam was very difficult, but you got through it. - The exam was very difficult, but you passed it.
Value 2: finish something
I'll get through this course next week. - I will finish this course next week.
Get up
Value 1: to get up from bed
What time do you usually get up? - What time do you usually get up?
Value 2: get up
My granny is old and she has difficulty getting up the stairs. - My grandmother is old, it is difficult for her to climb the stairs.
Value 3: get stronger
The downpour's getting up. - The rain is getting worse.
It is believed that the shorter an English word, the more meanings it has. And it really is when it comes to the verb get... His use in english raises a lot of questions, especially for beginners. But once you figure out all the situations when get can be useful, it immediately becomes a favorite verb, because it turns out to be indispensable in many sentences.
Get - what is its use in English?
"Let's talk" we first with a dictionary, in order to probably remember the most interesting translations get and catch cases of it usage in english.
1) receive, acquire
Example:
She has got a new leather purse on her birthday. - She got a new leather wallet for her birthday.
2) reach, reach
Example:
How much time does it normally take you to get to the office in the morning? - How long does it usually take you to get to the office?
3) become
Example:
Please, go home as soon as it gets dark. - Please go home as soon as it gets dark (= gets dark).
4) understand
Example:
He doesn’t quite get what I have explained to him. “He doesn't quite understand what I explained to him.
5) catch a taxi
Example:
It's better to get a taxi when you are in a hurry. - Better to catch a taxi when you are in a hurry.
6) bring
Example:
Could you get a cup of coffee for me? - Could you bring me a cup of coffee?
7) persuade
Example:
They are going to get you to stay there 1 more week. - They are going to persuade you to stay there for 1 more week.
8) earn
Example:
Linda has never got more than $ 2,000 on this position. - Linda has never made more than $ 2,000 in this position.
Using get in English as a phrasal verb
Do not forget that use of get in English is not limited to the list that a typical dictionary produces. As soon as a preposition appears after get, the entire phrase is converted into a phrasal verb. Moreover, such cases should be remembered and tried to be used in speech, as this will make it more natural. We have already touched on a similar topic before, so we just recommend that you continue studying this issue with the help of the article “phrasal verb get. What's the secret?" Below are a few additional c get phrases that are not in the article recommended above.
1) get off - remove a stain (from clothes), leave public transport or a car, go
Example:
They got off the car and entered the hotel. “They left the car and entered the hotel.
The meanings of the verb get are easy to sort through.
Verb get very often used in English, especially in colloquial speech. It is often said that this is one of the most polysemantic verbs in English: it can be used in different meanings, and is also part of and. Thanks to this versatility, the verb get helps a lot in conversation, simplifying the construction of phrases.
How many meanings does the verb Get?
Get + noun or pronoun
If the verb get used with a direct addition, expressed or, its meaning is “acquire”, “receive”, “buy” and the like.
It can be replaced by words such as obtain(receive), receive(receive), buy(buy), purchase(buy, acquire), but in colloquial speech it is increasingly reduced to a simple get... It is very convenient!
Get + adjective or past participle
If get used with or (third form of the verb, Past Participle), it means "to become", "to turn", "to go into a state", sometimes it can be replaced by a verb become(become).
In the case of the past participle, the meaning can be “acted upon”, since the action is directed at the person or object in question.
In both cases, the verb get often used in times (be getting), if you want to emphasize the duration of the action.
| Get + adjective = to become, to go to another state | |
|---|---|
| I am getting(growing, becoming) old. | I'm getting old (getting old) |
| It’s getting(becoming) hotter. | Getting warmer (getting warmer). |
| I'm getting(becoming) tired of all this nonsense. | I get tired (get tired) of this nonsense. |
| It gets(becomes) dark very early in the winter. | In winter it gets dark (becomes dark) very early. |
| Don’t touch the stove until it gets(becomes) cool. | Do not touch the stove until it cools down (becomes cold). |
| Get + past participle = exposed | |
| They are getting married in August | They will get married in August |
| How did you get hired? | How were you hired? |
| Get dressed. | Get dressed. |
Note: design get + direct complement +Past Participle means performing an action by one person for another. Instead of get can be used have(it is used more often).
Get + place indication = arrive
When get used with the indication of the place, usually the verb takes the meaning of "arrive", "move", "get".
Phrasal verbs with get
Let me remind you that they call combinations verb + preposition / adverb, which are perceived and used not as a combination of words, but as an integral speech unit.
The peculiarity of phrasal verbs is that their meaning cannot always be guessed. For example, it is easy to guess that get up Is “to get up”, but the meaning of “dress up, dress up” is not at all obvious. Phrasal verbs need to be perceived and taught not as sets of two or three words, but as integral semantic units.
Here are some common phrasal verbs with get.
- Get up-1) get up, get up, 2) dress, dress up.
Get up or give up. - Get up or give up.
I want to get up in a nice dress before we go to the party. - I want dress up in a pretty dress before we go to the party.
- Get down- 1) lie down, bend over, 2) upset someone.
It's gonna blow! Get down! - Now it will explode! Get down!
This weather is getting me down.- This weather me frustrating.
- Get away- run away, avoid, sneak away.
We got away from the cops. - We escaped from the cops.
- Get away with something- to avoid punishment.
Hey, stop! You can’t get away with that! - Hey, stop! You it will not get away with it!
He stole my money and thought he could get away withit.- He stole my money and thought that will escape punishment.
Don’t kill me! You can’t get away withmurder! - Do not kill me! You can't get away with killing!
Note: the expression “get away with murder "is sometimes used figuratively to mean" to do something bad with impunity. "
She’s our teacher’s daughter, so she always gets away with murder... - She is the daughter of our teacher, so she always get away with it.
- Get over- 1) get over something, climb, 2) overcome the problem, cope (including with the disease).
Get over the wall and come here. - Climb over over the wall and come here.
She can't get over her shyness. - She can not cope with his shyness.
The problem can be got over... - The problem may be solved.
I thought she would never get over her illness. - I thought she would never cope with illness.
- Get off- 1) get off something, 2) get off the transport, 3) avoid punishment or get off with light punishment.
Please, get off the table. - Please, get off from the table.
I'm getting off... - I AM go(getting off the bus, car, train).
You got fined for a robbery? You got off very lightly. - Were you fined for robbery? Yes you got off very easy.
- Get on- board transport: train, bus, plane (NOT in a car).
She got on the bus at 10 a.m. sharp. - She villages on the bus at exactly ten in the morning.
- Get in- 1) enter a room or get into a car, 2) enter an educational institution.
Get in and fasten the belt. - Sit down and fasten your seat belt.
Did your daughtter get in? Mine did. - Your daughter entered? Mine entered.
- Get through- 1) pass the test, pass the exam, 2) get through by phone.
I didn’t get through the exam, it was too difficult. - I do not coped with the exam, it was too difficult.
Did your get through? - You got through?
- Get along with- get along with someone, be on good terms.
I can’t get along with my colleagues. - I can not get along with colleagues.
Are you getting along with your classmates? - Everything is fine with you (you get along) with classmates?
- Get across- 1) cross, go to the other side, 2) achieve understanding, convey a thought.
It’s impossible to get across the road with all this traffic. - Impossible cross the road with such movement.
He's not very good at getting his ideas across.- He's not doing very well it turns out to convey your thoughts.
- Get by- to survive, to cope with difficult conditions, to “hold out”.
How does she get by on such a small salary? - How is she lives for such a small salary?
It's hard to pay the bills now but we will get by... - It's hard to pay the bills now, but we we'll handle it.
Fixed expressions, phrases, idioms with the verb Get
I will also give some stable combinations and the most common expressions with the verb get.
- I got \ I gotta - I have (abbreviated from I have got, see below).
I got a few question. - I have a few questions.
- Get down to the business- go / get down to business.
Let's get down to the business. - Let's get down to business.
- Get real! - Face it!
You are not going to be together. Get real... - You won't be together. Face the truth.
- Get your hands off! - Get your hands off!
Get your hand off her! - Get your hands off her!
- Get it - understand.
Did you get what the teacher was explaining in class? - You understood, what did the teacher explain in class?
Yes, I got it... - Yes I understood.
- Get dinner (lunch, supper etc) - Prepare food.
It's my turn to get breakfast this morning. - Today is my turn Cook breakfast.
- Get the bill - pay the bill (eg at a restaurant).
Put your wallet away! I'll get the bill... - Put away your wallet, I am I'll pay.
- Get rid of something- get rid of something.
I'm going to get rid of all these old papers. - I'm going to get rid of all these old newspapers.
- Get married \ divorced- get married, get married / divorce.
When are you getting married? - When you get married?
- Get drunk- get drunk.
Did you get drunk again? - Again got drunk?
- Get home- come home.
I got a whole lot of things to tell her, when I get home... - I will have a lot to say when I come home.
- Get a job- To find a job.
Why did not you get a job? - Why you are not found a job?
- Get hired- to get a job (i.e. hired, hired).
How did you get hired if you had no experience? - How are you got to work without experience?
- Get ready- get ready.
Get ready I have got a dog = I have a dog.
She hasn’t got any questions = She doesn’t have any questions (she has no questions). We've got some money = We have some money (we have money). Have you got any idea? = Do you have any idea? (do you have any thoughts?) Actually, here is the word get doesn't add any value. The main differences have got from have the following:
- Have got used in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences, but only in the present tense.
- Have got is used to mean “to have, to have” and does not replace have in persistent expressions like have breakfast, have fun etc.
- Abbreviations 'V or ’S only possible with have got \ has got:
- It's a new car - wrong(you can: He has a new car).
- He's got a new car - right.
- I've many friends - wrong(you can: I have many friends).
- I've got many friends - right.
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Today we have one of the most popular English verbs on parse - verb to get... By learning how to replace certain base words with get constructs, your speech will sound more perfect. Therefore, today we will get acquainted with all the meanings of the verb get and learn its constructions. Let's start!
Rules and methods of using the verb to get in English
Get is an irregular verb.
get - got - got (gotten 1) 1 - The third form of the irregular verb get in American English.
1 The first meaning of the verb get is to get.
I got a new car for the new year. I got a new car for the new year.
Did you get my letter? Did you get my letter?
2 Verb get is able to replace many verbs: buy - to buy, bring - to bring, earn - to earn.
I "m going to get (= buy) milk. I'm going to buy milk.
Could you get (= bring) me a cup of tea, please? Could you please bring me a cup of tea?
I get (= earn) 100 $ a day. I get $ 100 per day.
3 Verb get can be used to mean come, get. It is worth noting that when we say get home - to come (return) home, then the preposition to is not put.
4 Verb get you can replace the word understand - understand... Agree expression I don "t understand you sounds already very squeezed out and trite. Therefore, for a variety of our English speech, we use the verb get.
I don "t get you. I do not understand you.
I don "t get it. I don't understand this.
Got it! Understood! For example, you sat and thought about something for a long time and now you understand everything. Very often this phrase can be found in films and TV shows in English.
5 Get used when they want to say that they are ill. Used as part of a phrase - to get a cold.
I "m not going to walk. I got a cold. I will not go for a walk. I caught a cold.
6 Verb get can be used in the following construction: get + adjective or get + past participle. In such constructions get has the meaning become.
get rich get rich (get rich)
get old get old (get old)
get angry get angry (get angry)
get thin get thin (lose weight)
get lost become lost (get lost)
get tired get tired (get tired)
I'm getting hungry. I'm getting hungry.
It's getting dark.
I gotta go. It "s getting late. I have to go. It's already late.
7 Phrasal verbs with get... They are built by the construction: get + preposition. Let's look at examples with basic phrasal verbs.
A phrasal verb is a special type of verb that is formed by adding to a simple verb pretext (in,on etc.) or adverbs (down, up etc.). As a result, the original meaning of the simple verb is lost.
We will consider today the most "multifaceted" and popular in English - the verb to get.
In English, phrasal verbs make it possible for one verb to acquire literally dozens of meanings, depending on what to add to it. They can take on the same specific and temporal forms as ordinary verbs. 
phrasal verbs Despite the fact that phrasal verbs in English, as a rule, are used more in colloquial speech than in business communication, the need for its knowledge has not diminished from this. In colloquial English, these verb constructions have gained immense popularity. As a kind of peculiarity of the English language, they will help you add "naturalness" to your speech. By using these forms, you can avoid some of the dryness that is characteristic of those who learn the language from textbooks. We also often learn individual words, which we then translate word for word, thereby making the language unnatural. Today, having studied some of the "root" language constructs, you will become one step closer to the usual English speech.
It is no coincidence that I named the verb to get"Multifaceted": the fact is that a huge number of prepositions and adverbs come into contact with a given verb, radically changing their semantic characteristics. However, he can also show his diversity, taking the forms of not only a phrasal, but also a simple verb. In English, one word can have many meanings, especially if it is a verb. And even more so if this verb GET
Simple verb to get
Consider all the meanings that a simple verb form can take to get with examples of sentences.
12 meanings of the simple verb to get:
- Receive
I got this work, because I have the experience. - I got this job because I have experience - Buy
He gets the black clothes, because he likes black color. - He buys black clothes because black is his favorite color - Become (sentences like: "Dawn" / "Darkens" require this verb)
It is getting dark. - It gets dark. (Getting darker) - Bring something to someone
I will got you the cup of tea. - I'll bring you a cup of tea - Complete
I can get this work by evening. - I can finish this work by the evening - To force someone, to persuade someone
I will get him to go with us. - I will persuade him to come with us - Carry over
I want to get table in the other room. - I want to move the table to another room - Get there, come
It take me 10 minutes to get to the railway station. - I need 10 minutes to get to the train station - Earn
I got USD 12,000 this year. - I earned 12,000 this year - Place, accommodate
Mary cannot get all the books in her bag. - Mary cannot fit all the books in her bag - Understand
I didn’t get the main idea of the story. - I did not understand the main idea of the story - Get there with any transport, find transport (catch)
Nick got a taxi. - Nick caught a taxi.
I get there by boat. - I get there by boat
Forms of the phrasal verb get
Even more "spectacular" versatility is manifested by this verb when it takes various forms of the phrasal verb. The phrasal verb get has become one of the most popular verbs in the English language. When studying its meanings, do not forget to pay attention to the sentences, as whole forms are better remembered than words taken separately! 
Forms of the phrasal verb get Get up —
- get up
- wake someone up
- intensify (about natural disasters, about feelings, about emotions)
- dress up, dress up
- Kate gets up at 9 o'clock. - Kate gets up at 9 am.
- Get him up, we are late. - Wake him up, we're late.
- Fire got up and they had to carry water faster. “The fire was getting worse and they had to carry water faster.
- "Nick, get yourself up this blue shirt", said his wife. “Nick, put on that blue shirt,” said his wife.
Get along (with somebody)- to get along with someone)
- Amanda gets along with her boss. - Amanda gets along with her boss
Get along-
- hold out, do (without anything)
- succeed
- get along
- Ann got along without water two days. - Anne lasted two days without water
- Tom got along with his new article. - Tom coped with his article
- Nick gets along with his father-in-law. - Nick gets along with his stepfather
Get around- visit, bring to visit
- Get around your girl-friend. - Bring your girlfriend to visit
Get away- slip away, avoid
- They get away from FBR. - They're running away from the FBI
Get down- go down
- I should get down, he is waiting for me. - I have to go down, he is waiting for me
Get back- return, return
- We got back your money. - We got your money back
Get in —
- Win the elections
- Plant (in soil)
- Collect (tax, harvest)
- Insert (words)
- Enter (college, university, etc.)
- Be sure, you will get in at the election. - Be sure you will win the elections.
- I got in the potatoes. - I planted potatoes.
- I will get in the apples and pears. - I'll pick apples and pears.
- I want to get some words in. - I want to put in a few words.
Get off —
- Depart, depart
- Start off
- Clean
- Escape, escape punishment
- Get out of transport
- We ought to be getting off. - We must go
- She got off her work successfully. - She started her job successfully
- I can to get this stain off my dress. - I can get this stain off my dress
(Note the example above. There are cases where an object can be placed between a verb and an adverb / preposition. Such sentences have a so-called "separable" verb.)
- Tom got off thanks to you. - Tom escaped punishment thanks to you
- Lise will get off at the 3rd station. - Liz will get off at the third stop
Get on —
- Sit down (in transport)
- Proceed to ...
- You’ll get on the bus tomorrow. - Tomorrow you will take the bus
- Drear children, get on to your test. - Dear children, start the test
Get out —
- leave, get out, leave
- pull out, pull out
- "Get out, Mike!", The girl-friend shouted. - "Get out, Mike!" - shouted his girlfriend
- "Get her out, please", asked Kate. - "Get her out, please." - asked Kate
Get over —
- Cope, overcome difficulties
- Move, move
- To finish
- She’ll get over it. - She can handle it
- I think you should get over there. - I think you should move there
- Mary will get over with her project very soon. - Very soon Mary will finish her project
Get through —
- Pass the exam
- Deal with something / someone
- Many students didn’t get through - Many students didn’t pass the exam
- He’ll get through with this impolite boy! - He will deal with this impolite guy!
Reinforcement exercise for using the verb to get
I propose to download and perform the following exercise for consolidation: insert the necessary word in the sentences instead of spaces. Below you will find answers to all the suggestions that will help you find out if you have completed everything correctly.