TO GET kan användas enligt ett antal olika mönster och har en mängd olika betydelser.
TO GET + direkt objekt = to obtain, to receive, to buy
- I got my passport last week. (to obtain)
- She got her driving license last week. (to obtain)
- They got permission to live in Switzerland. (to obtain)
- I got a letter from my friend in Nigeria. (to receive)
- He gets $1,000 a year from his father. (to receive)
- She got a new coat from Zappaloni in Rome. (to buy)
- We got a new television for the sitting room. (to buy)
TO GET + platsuttryck = reach, arrive at a place
- How are you getting home tonight?
- We got to London around 6 p.m.
- What time will we get there?
- When did you get back from New York?
TO GET + adjektiv = become, show a change of state
- I am getting old.
- It's getting hotter.
- By the time they reached the house they were getting hungry.
- I'm getting tired of all this nonsense.
- My mother's getting old and needs looking after.
- It gets dark very early in the winter.
- Don't touch the stove until is gets cool.
TO GET + preposition/adverb = partikelverb med varierande betydelse
| TO GET + | Betydelse | Exempel |
|---|---|---|
| to get at | fatt örsöka att uttrycka | I think I see what you're getting at. I agree. |
| to get away with | att undgå bestraffning för ett brott eller dåligt beteende | I can't believe you got away with cheating on that test! |
| to get by | att klara sig (finansiellt) | Sam doesn't earn much, but we get by. |
| to get down | att deprimera, gå nedför | This rain is really getting me down. |
| to get off | att stiga av en form av transport (tåg, buss, cykel, flygplan) | We got off the train just before the bomb exploded. |
| to get on |
1. att stiga på/sitta på en form av transport (tåg, buss, cykel, flygplan) 2. att ha en relation med någon |
1. He got on his bicycle and rode down the street. 2. Amy and I really get on well. |
| to get on with | att fortsätta | I have so much homework, I'd better get on with it. |
| to get out of | att undvika att göra något something, särskilt plikter | She got out of the washing-up every day, even when it was her turn. |
| to get over | att återhämta sig (från en sjukdom, en överraskning) | Have you gotten over your cold yet? |
| to get through | att använda eller ha slut på tillgången av något | We've got through all the sugar. Can you buy some more? |
| to get up | att lämna sin säng | He gets up at 6.00 a.m. every morning. |
| to get up to | do - usually something bad | The children are very quiet. I wonder wh |