to get
- verb
- /ɡɛt/
- So we need to go get our car washed.
- get there
- get home
- get back
And that's where you want to get to, right?
- And that's where you want to get to, right?
- And it just started going get out, get out, get out.
Examples
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Speaking of that, I need to get my cup.
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So how did we get from here to here?
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OK, so I wanted to get that far.
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And that helps us get through the short term.
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I want to go get ice cream.
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Do you want me to go down and get some medicine?
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I need four hours to get where I'm going.
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Well, we'd better get back to work, sir.
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I will get the bus at 8 AM to reach the conference on time.
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She managed to get her children ready for school before breakfast.
Synonyms
Move toward and reach a place or position
To take someone or something with you to a place
To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey
Board a train, bus, or plane
Move into or enter a place
To go and bring back something or someone
To reach or take something in a place that is hard to reach
To arrive at a station, like a train or bus
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To receive punishment or bad results for doing wrong
- Informal
Warn someone not to mention a topic because they talk a lot and get upset
- Informal
To try again after a failure, especially when you feel afraid
- Informal
To annoy someone a lot by small things another person does
- Informal
To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice
- Informal
To make someone understand or accept something after many tries
- Informal
To feel more energetic and creative and ready to work or think
- Offensive
Tell someone in a rude way to decide now or stop wasting time
- Informal
Tell someone to stop worrying about a problem and move on
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To meet with other people for a social event or to do something together
Compounds
A dishonest plan that promises to make you rich quickly with little work
Surface Forms
Etymology
Get comes from old English gietan, meaning 'to reach', so to get somewhere is to 'reach' that place or to board a vehicle and go there.