to get past
270
3.0
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɛt pæst/
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superar
- He needs to find a way to get past his fear of public speaking before the big presentation.
- need to get past
- never get past
- get past the first
I, I, I can't get past seeing my buddy killed.
- I, I, I can't get past seeing my buddy killed.
- I don't think he's going to get past the nursing home thing.
- How many years did it take for you to finally get past the bankruptcy?
- Nothing like this would get past a huge company like Balenciaga.
- And then once I got past that, I said, OK, I want more.
- But until you get past this, it's just not going to work.
- For me, I'm like, man, why can't I get past this hurdle?
- And the way we get, we get past that flawed belief.
- But I could not get past organic chemistry.
- And I said, I think that we get past this and this makes us stronger.
- I had gotten past that that stage.
- It's just, you know, it's just a shame that we can't get past the past.
- But that's what people are doing when you, if you get past the headline, it's all fluff.
Examples
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But the most important thing is that we got a chance to work together, to get past our differences, right?
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How do you help someone get past denial?
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And then once I got past that, I said, OK, I want more.
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We're just going to try to get past that and move on.
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I think once they get past this first couple days, yeah.
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But until you get past this, it's just not going to work.
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Others were surprisingly capable of getting past the problems and really liked the class.
Academic text (2006) -
I would say that we are now finally getting past the need for such polemics.
Academic text (2002) -
At the entrance to the Sewee Club, he had some trouble getting past the security gate.
Fiction book (1991) -
But her years of experience have allowed her to get past awkward first impressions and cement the client relationship.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
429
2.9
Deal with and defeat a problem or fear
340
2.8
Recover from an illness, disappointment, or other difficulty
332
2.8
To reach a place or goal after overcoming problems
218
3.4
To get through a hard time and be okay
45
4.2
To overcome a difficulty after many tries and succeed
29
4.3
To go past a problem and start something better
6
6.3
To deal successfully with a difficulty like a problem or barrier
To survive a difficult time or problem
Antonyms
How Resolved
381
3.7
670
3.1
270
3.0
332
2.8
150
2.9
851
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
get + past
The meaning is directly inferable from 'get' (arrive/come to) plus 'past' (beyond), so the sense of moving beyond or overcoming an obstacle follows a straightforward motion-to-abstract extension. This compositional phrasal-verb pattern is common in English (and in many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will very likely be able to understand the MWE.
Etymology
The phrasal verb get past comes from a simple picture: get means to move and past means beyond, like walking around a fence or a person who blocks your way. So, when you 'get past' a problem or a feeling, you have moved beyond it and it no longer stops you.