Phrasal Verbs with GET

Question 1

Get Across

Answer 1

= to communicate.
= to make someone understand something.

eg. Your meaning didn’t really get across.

Question 2

Get along - Get on with

Answer 2

= to have a good / friendly relationship with someone.

eg.
- He doesn’t get along well with his mother-in-law.
- Our new boss is very easy to get on with.

Question 3

Get Around

Answer 3

1. = to become known. To spread or to circulate.

If news or information gets around, people tell other people, so that soon many people know about it.

2. = to find a way of avoiding a difficult or unpleasant situation, so that you don’t have to deal with it.

Question 4

Get At

Answer 4

1. = to reach, to access to something.

Eg. The cupboard is too high for me to get at.

2. = to suggest something indirectly, to imply. (used only in the continuous tense)

Eg. What exactly are you getting at? (=trying to say, suggest)

Question 5

Get Away

Answer 5

1. = to go away from someone or something

• Get away from me!
• Get away from that cake!

2. = to escape from someone who is chasing you.
   - They tried to get away from the police but they weren’t quick enough.
3. = to have a holiday.

We hope to get away for a couple of weeks around Christmas.

Question 6

Get Down

Answer 6

1. = to cause someone to be depressed.

Eg.

• This weather is getting me down
• Don’t let these problems get you down too much.

Question 7

Get down to

Answer 7

1. = to reach the point of dealing with something.
   -Now, let’s get down to business
2. = to begin to work on something seriously. To give serious attention to something.
   -It’s time I got down to some serious work.
3. = to finally start doing something, after you have been avoiding it or after something has prevented you from doing it.
   -Once it is Summer, we will get down to painting
   the house.

Question 8

Get On

Answer 8

1. = to put yourself on or in something

• I get on the bus at 8am every morning.
• We got on the train just before it left.

2. = to remind someone to do something; to continue
   - Your story is taking all day. Get on with it!

Question 9

Get Out Of

Answer 9

1. = to avoid something
   - She was lucky to get out of that dangerous situation.
2. = to physically remove yourself from somewhere or something
   - I got out of bed as soon as my alarm went off.

Question 10

Get Over

Answer 10

1. = to recover from something or return to your usual state of health or happiness.
   - I thought he would never get over her illness.
2. = to overcome or deal with or gain control of something.
   - She can’t get over her shyness.

Question 11

Can’t Get Over

Answer 11

1. = to be amazed or surprised by something.

- I can’t get over how much your kids have grown.