The verb "To Get"

The verb “to get” sometimes means...

- to receive or buy

- to earn

- to fetch or collect

- to be affected by something, to become

- to catch or take (transport)

Remember that “to get” is an irregular verb and its three main forms are get - got - got (British English) / gotten (American English).

1. Let’s look at some examples of the first use of the verb “to get” (“to receive” or “to buy”).

• Susan got a new car for her birthday. It’s beautiful!

• When I go travelling I get gifts for all my family and friends.

2. The next examples contain “to get” meaning “to earn”.

• Jacob and his brother have good jobs. They each get over 4,000 euros a month!

• I’m hoping to get a lot of money for this month’s work!

3. In the following examples we can see “to get” meaning “to fetch” or “to collect”.

•I’m going to get my bicycle from the repair shop today.

•She needs to get her house keys as she has left them at work.

4. In these examples “to get” indicates that we are affected by something and indicates a change of state.

• Our relationship has got (= has become) more serious recently.

• He gets so angry when I talk about her.

5.-And lastly let’s take a look at “to get” meaning “to take” or “to catch” (a plane, a train, a taxi, etc).

• Jack is going to get a train from London to France on Saturday morning.

• We got a taxi to the airport even though it was more expensive than the train.

Have a good day!