Hotverb "Get" Flashcards by Poeung Coco | Brainscape

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Get across

Your meaning didn’t get across.

A

To communicate

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Get along / Get on with

Our boss is very easy ti get on with.

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To have a good relationship

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Get around

The news of his arrest got around quickly.

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To become known/ find a way of avoiding difficulty

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Get at

What exactly are you getting at?

A

Reach or access/ Suggest something indirectly

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Get away

Get away from me!

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Go away/ escape

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Get down

The weather is getting me down

A

To cause to be depressed

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Get down to

Now, let’s get down to business.

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Reach the point dealing with sth

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Get on

Your story is taking all day. Get on with it.

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Put yourself in or on sth/ remind s1 to do sth

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Get out of

The police told me to get out of the car

A

Avoid/ physically remove

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Get over

She can’t get over her shyness

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Recover/ overcome or gain control of sth

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Can’t get over

I can’t get over how much you have grown.

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To be amazed or surprised

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