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Verbet TO GET

Verbet TO GET kan brukes på flere forskjellige måter og har flere forskjellige betydninger.

TO GET + direkte objekt = to obtain, to receive, to buy
  • I got my passport last week. (to obtain)
  • She got her driving license last week. (to obtain)
  • They got permission to live in Switzerland. (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 + stedsuttrykk = 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 + adjektiv = 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 is gets cool.
TO GET + preposisjon/adverb = partikkelverb med forskjellige betydninger
TO GET + Betydning Eksempel
to get at å prøve å uttrykke I think I see what you're getting at. I agree.
to get away with å unnslippe straff for en forbrytelse eller en dårlig handling I can't believe you got away with cheating on that test!
to get by å klare seg (økonomisk) Sam doesn't earn much, but we get by.
to get down å deprimere This rain is really getting me down.
to get off å stige av en form for transport (tog, buss, sykkel, fly) We got off the train just before the bomb exploded.
to get on 1. å stige på en form for transport (tog, buss, sykkel, fly)
2. å ha et (godt) forhold med noen		 1. He got on his bicycle and rode down the street.
2. Amy and I really get on well.
to get on with å fortsette I have so much homework, I'd better get on with it.
to get out of å unngå å gjøre noe, spesielt en plikt She got out of the washing-up every day, even when it was her turn.
to get over å komme seg (fra en sykdom, en overraskelse) Have you gotten over your cold yet?
to get through å bruke eller å bruke opp noe som er på lager We've got through all the sugar. Can you buy some more?
to get up å forlate senga He gets up at 6.00 a.m. every morning.
to get up to å gjøre - vanligvis noe ondt The children are very quiet. I wonder what they're getting up to.
Ytterligere uttrykk med 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.

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