Il verbo to get è uno dei più difficili verbi da ricordare e da utilizzare ma con gli esercizi tutto è possibile
- GET ABOUT
- (intransitive) to go from place to place
Mary gets about quite well without a car.
- GET ACROSS
- (separable) to communicate clearly or convincingly
No matter how hard I tried I couldnt get the message across to her that I cared.
- GET ACROSS
- (intransitive) to be convincing or clear
Max has trouble getting across to members of the opposite sex.
- GET AHEAD
- (intransitive) to make progress in becoming successful
Max compliments his boss constantly in order to het ahead.
- GET ALONG
- (intransitive) to advance (especially in years)
George is really getting along in years. Is he going to retire soon?
- GET ALONG
- (intransitive) have a congenial relationship with someone
Jane and John get along quite well, but Mary and Max cant even stand to be in the same room.
- GET ALONG
- (intransitive) to manage or fare reasonably
Max is able to get along each day on just 2 slices of bread and a glass of water.
- GET AROUND
- (inseparable) to evade, circumvent
George hired many lawyers to help him find ways to get around various laws.
- GET AROUND
- (intransitive) to go from place to place
Since my car broke down, Ive been getting around by bicycle.
- GET AROUND
- (intransitive) to become known, circulate
Word got around that Mary was pregnant.
- GET AT
- (inseparable) to access or reach
Could you please scratch my back? I have this itch that I just cant quite get at.
- GET AT
- (intransitive) to hint, suggest, convey, or try to make understandable
I think I know what you are getting at, but Im not certain.
- GET AWAY
- (intransitive) to escape
Max had a dream that a very fat woman was attacking him and he couldn’t get away.
- GET BACK
- (intransitive) to return
Max got back late from the soccer match.
- GET BACK
- (separable) to have something returned
When Mary called her engagement with Max off, Max tried to get the ring back.
- GET BY
- (intransitive) to succeed with minimum effort and minimum achievement
Since George was a student, he has made a habit of just getting by.
- GET BY
- (intransitive) to survive or manage
We were able to get by on just a few dollars per week.
- GET BY
- (inseparable) to proceed unnoticed, ignored, or without being criticized, or punished
The tainted meat got by the inspectors.
- GET DOWN
- (intransitive) to descend or lower
Max got down on his knees and prayed.
- GET DOWN
- (intransitive) give ones consideration or attention (used with to)
Now that weve finished lunch, I am ready to get down to business.
- GET DOWN
- (separable) to depress, exhaust or discourage
Talking about politics really gets me down.
- GET DOWN
- (separable) to put in writing
Did you get everything I said down?
- GET IN
- (intransitive) to arrive
When did you get in from Paris?
- GET INTO
- (inseparable) to be involved with
If you get into the wrong crowd, you are likely to get into a lot of trouble.
- GET OFF
- (inseparable) to dismount
Max got off his bicycle to tie his shoe
- GET OFF
- (intransitive) to receive a lesser punishment than what might be expected
Mary got off with only two years in prison for the attempted murder of Max.
- GET OFF
- (intransitive) to receive extreme pleasure
Max gets off on burning ants with his magnifying glass.
- GET OFF
- (separable) to give great pleasure
Burning ants gets Max off.
- GET OUT
- (intransitive) to become known
The news about Mary got out very quickly.
- GET OUT
- (intransitive) to escape or leave
Sam wouldnt stop talking so we asked him to get out.
- GET OUT
- (separable) cause to escape or leave
Please get that cat out of here.
- GET OVER
- (inseparable) to overcome, recover from
Max finally got over the flu.
- GET THROUGH
- (inseparable) to finish something completely; to arrive at the end of something
It took me almost two weeks to get through that book.
- GET TO
- (inseparable) to annoy
That buzzing sound really gets to me.
- GET TO
- (inseparable) to arrive at, to progress to
I cant wait to get to school.
- GET TOGETHER
- (intransitive) to meet
Let’s get together tomorrow night.
- GET UP
- (intransitive) to rise to ones feet or arise from bed; to climb
Mary gets up at sunrise to go jogging every morning.
- GET UP
- (separable) to cause to rise
Mary got Max up early this morning so that he could make her breakfast.
