Dicas de Inglês – How to Use the Verb “Get” in English

24/08/2020

Como usar o verbo GET – Dicas e Quiz!

“Let´s get together this Weekend.” ( Vamos nos encontrar este fim de semana). Neste caso GET TOGETHER significa MEET, ou seja, no sentido de encontro.

O verbo Get é um dos mais comuns em inglês. É usado como um verbo autônomo com vários significados. No entanto, também combina com uma variedade de preposições para formar phrasal verbs com uma ampla gama de significados.

Preparamos uma lista de usos para Get como verbo principal, Get em phrasal verbs, get em uso idiomático e mais algumas dicas!

TO GET + DIRECT OBJECT (WHAT?) = TO OBTAIN, TO RECEIVE, TO BUY

I got my passport last week. (to obtain)
She got her driving license last week. (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 + PLACE EXPRESSION = 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 + ADJECTIVE = 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 it gets cool.

TO GET + PREPOSITION/ADVERB = PHRASAL VERBS WITH VARIOUS MEANINGS

Entre em phrasal verbs, selecionamos os significados principais para ajudá-lo a começar a aprender estas expressões com Get. No entanto, esses não são todos os significados! Fique atento!

TO GET +	MEANING	EXAMPLE
to get at	try to express / mean something	I’m trying to get at the truth.
to get away with	escape punishment for a crime or bad action	I can’t believe you got away with cheating on that test!
to get by	manage (financially)	Sam doesn’t earn much, but we get by.
to get down	depress, descend	This rain is really getting me down.
to get off	leave a form of transport (train, bus, bicycle, plane)	We got off the train just before the bomb exploded.
to get on	1. enter/sit on a form of transport (train, bus, bicycle, plane) 2. have a relationship with someone	1. He got on his bicycle and rode down the street. 2. Amy and I really get on well.
to get on with	to proceed	I have so much homework, I’d better get on with it.
to get out of	avoid doing something, especially a duty	She got out of the washing-up every day, even when it was her turn.
to get over	recover (from an illness, a surprise)	Have you gotten over your cold yet?
to get through	use or finish the supply of something	We’ve got through all the sugar. Can you buy some more?
to get up	leave your bed	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 what they’re getting up to.

OTHER EXPRESSIONS WITH GET:

Do you get it means do you understand
Do you get what the teacher was explaining in class?

He’s getting dinner tonight means he’s preparing the meal.
You can relax. It’s my turn to get dinner tonight.

I’ll get the bill means I’ll pay.
Put your wallet away! I’ll get the bill.

That really gets me! means that irritates me.
It really gets me when my sister shows up late.

To get rid of something means to throw it away.
I’m going to get rid of all these old newspapers.

To get out of bed on the wrong side means to be in a bad mood.
He got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning and he’s been horrible all day.

To get your own back means to have your revenge or punish someone.
She’s getting her own back for all those rude things you said at the party last night