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More Phrasal Verbs with “Get” August 11, 2014

The passage below uses several phrasal verbs with “get”  See if you can understand the different meanings of “get” in the passage and then look at the chart for the actual meanings.

Last week I got up and decided to get away from NYC.  There are so many people here
trying to get ahead.  Personally, I’m just trying to get by.  I got in my car
and got out of Manhattan.  I drove out to Montauk, Long Island.  It was a very
long drive and I was pretty tired, but I knew I would soon get over it.  The only
problem was that my car was out of gas.  I had to walk to the nearest gas station.
These things happen when you travel, and I knew I could get through it.

Phrasal Verb Meaning Example
To get about (or around) To be socially active Tom really gets around, doesn’t he?
To get ahead To be successful It’s very difficult to get ahead nowadays.
To get away To escape The thief got away from the police.
To get back To recover or retrieve I got my books back from Tom.
To get by To survive financially Sally gets by on just $1,000 a month.
To get in To enter a car, train etc. Come on, get in! Let’s go.
To get into To be accepted He got into the university of his choice.
To get off To exit from a train, bus etc. Jerry got off at 52nd Street.
To get on with To have a good relationship with I really get on well with Janet.
To get out To leave I got out of class at 3.30.
To get over To recover from an illness or bad occurrence He got over his operation very quickly.
To get through To succeed in an examination, test etc. That was a difficult test to get through, wasn’t it?
To get up To get out of bed I got up at 7 this morning.

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PC TECH: English Language School in New York City

Category : English Grammar

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