11 uses of the verb 'GET' in English: get going, get together, getting on...
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- The verb "get" is used all the time in English, and in many different ways. In this vocabulary lesson I will give you some slightly advanced examples of how it is used. We'll go over eleven different uses. So, why not get a move on, get yourself together, and watch the video! Be sure to also watch my other video on ways to use "get" to take your learning even further! • How to use the verb 'G...
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Hi. I'm Gill at www.engvid.com, and today we're going to look at the verb "to get". Now, we've looked at this verb in other lessons, but that's because it is used so much, in so many different ways that it does need several lessons to cover the different ways that it's used. And we have 11 expressions here which are a little bit more difficult to understand. If you translate each word individually, you probably still might not understand what the meaning really is, because these are, like, metaphorical or idiomatic expressions which really need to be explained in other words. So, let's have a look and I think you'll see what I mean by that. Okay.
So, the first one is: "To get out of hand". If things get out of hand... Well, you think: "Hand. Out of hand?" It means things get out of control. So if you imagine you're holding something with your hand, you're controlling it; but if things get out of hand, they go free, anything could happen then. So, if you're losing control of something, you could say: "Things are getting out of hand." Okay.
Secondly: "To get rid of something". This word "rid", it means to throw something away usually or give something away that you don't want anymore. "Let's get rid of it. You know, that old chair, it's broken. It's just taking up space in the room; we can't sit on it, we can't get it repaired. Let's get rid of it." Okay. Throw it away, give it away, just leave it on the street, some people do, they leave all sorts of things on the street, and the local council have to come and pick them up. So, to get rid of something, okay, that you don't want anymore.
Next one: "To get used to something" is when it's a new thing or maybe a new person, "to get used to someone", to get used to a new person. If you're working in an office, a new person starts working there, maybe they're a bit different from normal, from your other colleagues for some reason, you have to get used to them; their personality, the things they say, their way of working. So, you have to get used to them. Or to get used to some situation, some new situation. Okay.
"To get back home", so "get back" is a phrasal verb, verb plus preposition. We're here at a party, but we're a bit tired, it's not very exciting, we want to get back home. We'd rather be at home; we would prefer to be at home. "Let's get back home, shall we? It's late anyway." So, that's fairly straightforward.
"To get hold of something" is just to hold, to get hold of. Maybe it could be in a situation where somebody is falling down a cliff or something, they could be falling off a building, and to stop themselves from falling, they need to get hold of something, a curtain in a window or a tree growing on the cliff, or whatever it is, get hold of something before you fall right down a very long way. So: "Oh, I've got to get a hold of something." Okay?
"To get going". "Get going", "We need to get going". "We need to go", but it's a way of saying: We need to get going. We need to start, start travelling, or to get started on a job that you're doing. Right?
Another phrasal verb: "To get together for a chat", for example, or to get together for a meal, all sorts of reasons. So: "To get together" is to meet someone, a friend, relative. "Let's get together next week for a chat, for a talk, for a meal. Just get together because we haven't seen each other for a while." Okay.
"To get a move on", if you're, you know, it's time we got a move on, we need to get moving, either you've got to be somewhere else, we need to leave here and start travelling to get a move on. You've got to move forward. All right.
"To get on in your career", "to get on", another phrasal verb, is to progress, maybe promotions, new positions, learning new skills. You're getting on earning a higher salary, you're getting on making progress in your career, in your job, your profession.
This kind of getting on, though, has a different meaning. This is when somebody is getting older. I've put "She", but it could equally be "He". If they're getting on a bit, it's a way of saying: "Oh, you know, they're getting quite old now", not that that's a bad thing, but maybe, I don't know. Possibly for the kind of job where you need to be very fit, physically fit, or maybe a ballet dancer, for example, they can't continue being a ballet dancer probably from the age of 50 or 60; they might do training of other ballet dancers, but: "She's getting on a bit now." […]
Please see my previous lesson for even more ways to use "get"! czcams.com/video/z0Dj6j5rbKc/video.html
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Hi Gill, your lessons are as classy as ever. By the way, may I know the difference between 'get going' and 'getting a move on'?
hi Krishna -- thank you for your kind words. There isn't really much difference between your two quotations. 'We need to get going' means we need to go, otherwise we'll be late. 'We need to get a move on' means the same :-)
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Good evening, Gill. I have a question I want to ask, if yu don't mind: "get rid of sth", can it be used to mean that sb needs to stop sth annoying, uncomfortable, or undesirable that sb is experiencing? Thanks for your answer. 😊
Hello Abel -- thanks for your question -- to get rid of something usually means a physical item you don't want, for example an old piece of furniture that is no longer any use, and is taking up space. It's also possible to want to get rid of someone/somebody, which doesn't sound very nice, because it's a person you're getting rid of (maybe a person who isn't welcome in a group of friends, or a person who isn't doing their job well enough in a company/business). I hope this helps to clarify :-)
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hi Abel -- you can get off the bus, get off the train, get off the grass, etc. If you hear people say "get off of" it's rather informal, casual English -- the "of" isn't really necessary, but some people add it. I hope this helps :-)
Wow... so, is it the same case for any expression including "off"? I mean, some time ago I read "take it off of him" somewhere. The "off" is also expletive then, right?
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"To get hold of something" even at Cambridge Dictionary has the meaning "to obtain something". I am confused.
Hi - yes, it means to get something in your hands, to hold it (either literally or metaphorically) - eg "I got hold of the rope" or "I got hold of my friend on the phone". I hope this helps :-)
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