Phrasal verbs start with Get (Phrasal Verbs With Get). A Phrasal verb like Get about, Get above, Get across, Get across to, Get after, Get ahead, and more.
Phrasal Verbs With Get
Get about
Meaning: Visit many places
Example: Nowadays people get about much more than they used to.
Get about
Meaning: Become known
Example: I don’t really want this to get about.
Get about
Meaning: Walk or visit places
Example: The nature of his business enables him to get about the world a good deal.
Get above
Meaning: Behave as if you are better or more important than others
Example: The plane climbed to 11,600 feet to try to get above the clouds.
Get across
Meaning: Communicate successfully
Example: The bridge was destroyed, so we couldn’t get across.
Get across
Meaning: Move something from one side to the other
Example: The lights changed to red before I could get across.
Get across to
Meaning: Be convincing or make a good impression
Example: It’s difficult to get across to those who didn’t know him just how outlandish this idea seemed.
Get after
Meaning: Nag or exhort someone
Example: Mother gets after me to wash my own clothes.
Get ahead
Meaning: Progress
Example: If only our horse can get ahead of the leading runner,it can win the race.
Get ahead of
Meaning: Move in front of
Example: Let’s cut through the woods and get ahead of them.
Get along
Meaning: Have a good relationship
Example: I don’t really get along with my sister’s husband.
Get along
Meaning: Leave
Example: We don’t get along anymore.
Get along in
Meaning: Progress
Example: How did you get along in your driving test?
Get along with
Meaning: Have a good relationship with someone
Example: I don’t really get along with my sister’s husband.
Get along with
Meaning: Deal with, handle
Example: It’s impossible to get along with him.
Get around
Meaning: Become known
Example: They didn’t get around to typing up the letter.
Get around
Meaning: Visit many different places
Example: He got the doctor’ s permission to get around recently.
Get around to
Meaning: Finally manage to do something, make the effort to do something
Example: I hope to get around to answering your letter next week.
Get at
Meaning: Criticise
Example: Don’t leave the bottle where he can get at it.
Get at
Meaning: Mean
Example: The doctor opened up his stomach to get at the source of the trouble.
Get away
Meaning: Escape
Example: Get away from me-your breath stinks.
Get away
Meaning: Go on holiday or for a short break
Example: We walked to the next beach to get away from the crowds.
Get away from
Meaning: Go somewhere different or do something different
Example: They managed to get away from the coast undetected.
Get away from
Meaning: Start to talk about something that is not relevant to the discussion
Example: She struggled to get away from her attacker.
Get away with
Meaning: Not get caught, criticised or punished for doing something wrong
Example: The amazing thing is, he really believes he’ll get away with it.
Get away with
Meaning: Achieve something, despite not doing it correctly or properly
Example: Don’t think you can get away with telling lies.
Get away!
Meaning: An expression of disbelief
Example: The amazing thing is, he really believes he’ll get away with it.
Get back
Meaning: Return
Example: She’d ring around and get back to me.
Get back at
Meaning: Take revenge
Example: I think he’s trying to get back at her for those remarks she made in the meeting.
Get back into
Meaning: Start doing something after stopping for some time
Example: Everyone understood how hard it was to get back into the swing of things after such a long absence.
Get back to
Meaning: Respond to a contact
Example: Could you get back to the place where you witnessed the crime?
Get back together
Meaning: Restart a relationship
Example: I hope Jim and I can get back together and make a fresh start .
Get behind
Meaning: Support
Example: If you get behind with the rent, you will be asked to leave.
Get behind with
Meaning: Be late paying instalments for something.
Example: I don’t want to get behind with my work.
Get by
Meaning: Have just enough money to live on
Example: The crowd moved aside to let the leaders get by.
Get by
Meaning: Not be noticed (problems, errors, etc)
Example: Your work will get by, but try to improve it.
Get by on
Meaning: Manage on a certain amount of money
Example: Sometimes they had to get by on very little.
Get by with
Meaning: Have enough of something to do the job
Example: Mary can get by with her old coat this winter.
Get down
Meaning: Make someone depressed, unhappy, exhausted, etc.
Example: Stop larking about and get down to the problem.
Get down
Meaning: Write, record
Example: I really must get down to some study.
Get down on
Meaning: Criticise
Example: You’ll have to get down on all fours to clean behind the toilet.
Get down to
Meaning: Start working seriously
Example: Stop larking about and get down to the problem.
Get in
Meaning: Arrange for someone to do a job in your home, workplace, etc
Example: The devil may get in by the keyhole, but the door won’t let him out.
Get in
Meaning: Arrive (train, plane, etc.)
Example: Don’t throw out your dirty water before you get in fresh.
Get in on
Meaning: Become involved
Example: Alice is always wanting to get in on the act.
Get in with
Meaning: Become friendly with, ingratiate with
Example: He always tries to get in with the most influential people.
Get into
Meaning: Become involved or interested
Example: She cited three reasons why people get into debt.
Get into
Meaning: Become involved in something bad or criminal
Example: They queued to get into the cinema.
Get it
Meaning: Be punished or scolded
Example: We turned the table sideways to get it into the room.
Get it off
Meaning: Have sex
Example: Tell me about it, get it off your chest.
Get it off with
Meaning: Have sex with
Example: She got it off with her friend’s husband.
Get it on
Meaning: Become interested or excited
Example: Be careful, though, not to get it on eyelashes.
Get it on
Meaning: Have sex
Example: The point was to get it on, and never mind the fusses and frills.
Get it on with
Meaning: Have sex with
Example: The problem is – it kinda looks like he is trying to get it on with him!
Get it together
Meaning: Control things in your life to achieve your aims
Example: The government can’t seem to get it together on the environment.
Get it up
Meaning: Become aroused (of a man)
Example: She won’t be able to get it up on her own anyway.
Get off
Meaning: Escape punishment
Example: That roof is dangerous, do get off.
Get off
Meaning: Leave a bus, train, etc.
Example: I want to get off at the next station.
Get off it
Meaning: A way of expressing disbelief, or telling someone that they’re wrong or have an incorrect opinion
Example: I knew he was lying so I told him to get off it.
Get off on
Meaning: Enjoy a drug
Example: Some people get off on brutalizing others, and passivity makes you a target.
Get off on
Meaning: Become excited by
Example: I’m an exhibitionist, and I get off on the entertainment we give people.
Get off with
Meaning: Have casual sex with
Example: She spent the whole evening trying to get off with Phil.
Get off!
Meaning: Don’t touch, leave alone
Example: If he bothers you, just tell him where to get off.
Get on
Meaning: Continue doing something
Example: The people shoved to get on the bus.
Get on
Meaning: Make progress, deal with something with a reasonable degree of success
Example: Stop playing around and get on with the job.
Get on
Meaning: Have a good relationship
Example: You might get on better with your parents if you showed them some courtesy.
Get on at
Meaning: Criticise unfairly
Example: They don’t get on at all well together/with one another.
Get on for
Meaning: Be near a time
Example: I’ve been trying to give up smoking for getting on for two years now.
Get on to
Meaning: Start to suspect
Example: Did you remember to get on to the plumber about the shower?
Get on with
Meaning: Have a good relationship
Example: Be positive about your future and get on with living a normal life.
Get onto
Meaning: Start discussing a topic
Example: Right, I’ll get onto it straight away.
Get onto
Meaning: Be elected, appointed
Example: How did you get onto the subject?
Get out
Meaning: Leave the house to visit place and socialise
Example: If you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Get out
Meaning: Become known when people want it to remain secret
Example: If you won’t keep quiet you can get out!
Get out
Meaning: Leave a place, escape
Example: Get out of my face.
Get out of
Meaning: Avoid doing something you dislike
Example: He was eager to get out of the ruck and distinguish himself in some way.
Get out of
Meaning: Leave a car, van, etc.
Example: Get out of my way or I’ll ride you down!
Get out!
Meaning: Expression of disbelief
Example: Let’s get out of here, huh?
Get over
Meaning: Recover from something, feel better
Example: I can’t get over losing you.
Get over
Meaning: Communicate, make people understand
Example: It’s taken me ages to get over the flu.
Get over
Meaning: Come somewhere
Example: To get over you is the hardest thing in the world.
Get over with
Meaning: Do something unpleasant that has to be done rather than delaying it any more
Example: I got the test over with rather than have to worry about it any longer.
Get round
Meaning: Become known
Example: Let’s get round to the back of the house.
Get round
Meaning: Find a solution
Example: She knows how to get round her dad.
Get round (around) to
Meaning: Finally manage to do something
Example: I couldn’t get round to ringing until now.
Get through
Meaning: Contact
Example: The news finally get through to us.
Get through to
Meaning: Make someone understand
Example: I couldn’t seem to get through to her.
Get to
Meaning: Annoy, irritate
Example: Don’t cross the bridge till you get to it.
Get to
Meaning: Arrive
Example: Stop waffling and get to the point.
Get together
Meaning: Meet socially
Example: Every week they get together to make music.
Get up
Meaning: Get out of bed
Example: If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
Get up
Meaning: Organise
Example: Failure is not falling down, but refusing to get up.
Get up to
Meaning: Do something wrong or naughty
Example: They get up to all sorts behind your back.
