get Significado & definición

Significado de get en español

• 0 to receive something -- recibir

  • Did you get anything nice for your birthday?

  • Ben still hasn’t got my email.

• 1 to obtain or buy something -- conseguir, comprar

  • Where did you get your shoes?

  • I got you a ticket.

• 2 to travel somewhere in a bus, train, or other vehicle -- coger un autobús, tren, taxi, etc.

  • Shall we get a taxi to the airport?

• 3 to arrive somewhere -- llegar

  • What time do you get home from work?

• 4 to go somewhere and bring back someone or something -- recoger

  • Wait here while I get the car.

• 5 to become rich, sick, wet, etc. -- hacerse rico, ponerse malo, mojarse, etc.

  • Hurry up – your breakfast is getting cold.

  • It’s getting late – we should go.

• 6 to move to a different place or into a different position -- ir

  • I saw her getting into his car.

• 7 to become sick -- coger

  • I feel like I’m getting a cold.

  • You can get malaria from mosquitoes.

• 8 If you get caught, bitten, etc., someone or something catches you, bites you, etc. -- ser atrapado, ser mordido, etc.

  • He got killed in the war.

• 9 to arrange for someone to do something for you -- se usa con algunos participios para referirse a “hacer algo” o “que alguien haga algo por ti”

  • Could you get the kids dressed?

  • I need to get my hair cut.

• 10 to deal with or answer a ringing phone, a knock on the door, etc. -- atender

  • Could you get the phone?

• 11 to make something happen, or make someone or something do something -- conseguir que alguien/algo haga algo

  • I can’t get my computer to work!

  • I got my dad to pick me up from the station.

• 12 to have the chance to do something -- tener la oportunidad de hacer algo

  • I never got to meet her.

• 13 to understand something -- entender

  • He never gets any of my jokes.

• 14 to obtain, buy, or receive -- conseguir

  • I got a few things at the grocery store. Compré algunas cosas en la tienda de comestibles.

  • I got three letters in the mail. Recibí tres cartas en el correo.

  • She got a good job. Ella consiguió un buen trabajo.

  • The region gets little rain. La región recibe poca lluvia.

• 15 to become -- hacerse

  • I got scared during the night. Me asusté durante la noche.

  • He’s getting fat. Se está poniendo gordo.

  • The job will get easier after a few months. El trabajo se volverá más fácil después de unos meses.

  • It had gotten dark. Se había vuelto oscuro.

• 16 to cause to be in a particular state or condition -- hacer que algo cambie de su estado

  • I’ll get the drinks ready. Prepararé las bebidas.

  • I’m never going to get this paper done! ¡Nunca voy a terminar este trabajo!

• 17 to bring sb or sth from somewhere -- traer

  • Would you get me the scissors, please? ¿Me traerías las tijeras, por favor?

  • Dad’s gone to get them at the airport. Papá ha ido a buscarlos al aeropuerto.

• 18 to have or start to have an illness -- contraer

  • He’s got cancer. El contrajo cáncer.

• 19 to move somewhere -- ir

  • to get past/through/around/inside/under sth pasar por/a través/alrededor/adentro/debajo de algo

  • Could you help me get the groceries into the house? ¿Podrías ayudarme a llevar los comestibles a la casa?

• 20 to arrive somewhere -- llegar

  • We got to the border at sunset. Llegamos a la frontera al atardecer.

  • What time did you get home? ¿A qué hora llegaste a casa?

• 21 to do sth or have it done for you -- hacer

  • I need to get some exercise. Necesito hacer algo de ejercicio.

  • He’s getting his hair cut. Le van a cortar el pelo.

• 22 to persuade sb to do sth -- persuadir

  • She got him to lend her the money. Ella le convenció para que le prestara el dinero.

• 23 to make progress -- llegar a

  • I started reading it, but I didn’t get very far. Empecé a leerlo, pero no llegué muy lejos.

  • It’s hard, but you’re getting there. Es difícil, pero lo vas a conseguir.

  • The peace talks were getting nowhere. Las conversaciones de paz no llegaban a ninguna parte.

• 24 to understand sth -- pillar

  • to get a joke pillar un chiste

  • I explained it twice, but they still didn’t get it. Lo expliqué dos veces, pero todavía no lo entendieron.