get betydelse and definition

Betydelse av get på svenska

• 0 to obtain, buy, or earn something:

  • He went to the shop to get some milk.

  • UK I think she gets about £40,000 a year.

  • We stopped on the way to get some breakfast.

  • I managed to get all three suitcases for under $200.

  • How much did he get for his car? (= How much money did he sell it for?)

  • Where did you get your shoes from?

  • UK I got quite a surprise when I saw her with short hair.

  • When did you get the news about Sam?

  • I got a phone call from Phil last night.

  • What grade did he get for the exam?

  • I got the impression that they'd rather be alone.

  • What did you get for your birthday?

  • We don't get much snow (= it does not often snow) here.

  • I managed to get a glimpse of him (= see him for a moment) through the crowds.

  • If you get a moment (= have time available), could you help me fill in that form?

  • She gets such pleasure from her garden.

  • If you can get some time off work, we could finish the decorating.

  • I can never get her to myself (= be alone with her) because she's always surrounded by people.

  • Let me go get my glasses.

  • [ + two objects ] Can I get you a drink?

  • Have the police got the man who did it yet?

  • Your cat got a bird this morning!

• 1 to reach or arrive at a particular place:

  • We hadn't even got as far as London when the car broke down.

  • What time does he normally get home (from work)?

  • If you get to the restaurant before us, just wait at the bar.

  • You earn loads of money if you get to the top in that profession.

  • It got to Thursday and she still hadn't heard any news.

  • informal I'm getting to the stage now where I just want to give up.

  • She's taking flute lessons, but she really doesn't seem to be getting anywhere with it.

  • It's been hard settling in, but I feel like I'm getting somewhere at last.

• 2 to become ill with a disease, virus, etc.:

  • I got food poisoning at that cheap little seafood restaurant.

  • Kids get all kinds of bugs at school.

• 3 to become or start to be:

  • He gets really upset if you mention his baldness.

  • Is your cold getting any better?

  • Your coffee's getting cold.

  • After a while you get used to all the noise.

  • You're getting to be such a big boy, aren't you!

  • [ + to infinitive ] How did you get to be a belly dancer?

  • We'd better get moving or we'll be late.

• 4 to cause something to happen, or cause someone or something to do something:

  • [ + adj ] She had to get the kids ready for school.

  • [ + past participle ] I'm trying to get this article finished by Thursday.

  • We get our groceries delivered.

  • [ + -ing verb ] Were you able to get the copy machine working?

  • [ + to infinitive ] I can't get my computer to work!

  • Why don't you get Nicole to come to the party?

  • He got his bag caught in the train doors as they were closing.

  • I always get the two youngest sisters' names confused.

• 5 sometimes used instead of "be" to form the passive:

  • I got shouted at by some idiot for walking past his house.

  • They're getting married later this year.

  • This window got broken.

• 6 to move to a different place or into a different position:

  • I hit my head as I was getting into the car.

  • Get out of here now or I'll call the police.

  • The bed is too wide - we'll never get it through the door.

  • Getting up the ladder was easy enough - it was coming down that was the problem.

  • He got down on his knees and asked me to marry him!

• 7 to travel somewhere in a train, bus, or other vehicle:

  • Shall we get a taxi to the station?

• 8 to deal with or answer a ringing phone, knock on the door, etc.:

  • Hey, Ty, someone's at the door - would you get it, please?

• 9 to have the chance to do something:

  • I never get to see her now that she works somewhere else.

• 10 to understand or hear something:

  • I didn't get what he said because the music was so loud.

  • I told that joke to Sophia, but she didn't get it.

• 11 to prepare a meal:

  • I'll put the kids to bed while you're getting dinner ready.

• 12 to pay for something:

  • Put your money away - I'll get these drinks.

• 13 to confuse someone and make them completely unable to understand or explain:

  • Give him a technical question - that'll really get him!

  • "How many ounces in a kilo?" "You've got me there."

• 14 to annoy someone:

  • It really gets to me the way we're expected to actually laugh at his pathetic jokes!

• 15 to make someone feel strongly emotional and often cry:

  • That part in the film when he finds out that his daughter is alive - that always gets me!

• 16 to hit someone, especially with a bullet or something thrown:

  • The bullet got her in the leg.

• 17 to take something into your possession, or have something happen that you accept or receive:

  • He climbed over the fence to get his ball back.

  • Monique raised her hand to get the teacher’s attention.

  • Can I get you a drink?

  • Dad keeps telling me to get a job.

  • What did you get on the test (= What mark did you receive)?

  • I think she gets (= earns) about $10 an hour.

  • We don’t get much snow in this part of the country (= It does not often snow).

  • He went to the store to get milk.

• 18 to become or start to be:

  • Your coffee is getting cold.

  • He’s gotten so big, I hardly recognized him.

  • They’re getting married later this year.

  • Tom got lost in the woods.

  • What time do you get off work?

  • We’d better get going/moving or we’ll be late.

• 19 to become ill with a disease:

  • Everyone seems to be getting the flu.

• 20 to cause something to be done or persuade someone to do something:

  • The bed is too wide – we’ll never get it through the door.

  • I can’t get this printer to work!

• 21 to prepare a meal:

  • Why don’t you get supper ready?

• 22 to move in a particular direction:

  • [ I ] Get away from that wet paint!

  • [ I ] He got down on his hands and knees to look for his contact lens.

  • [ T ] Her throat was so sore that she had trouble getting the medicine down (= swallowing it).

  • [ I ] I hit my head as I was getting into the car.

  • [ M ] Momma said we have to get these wet clothes off (= remove them).

  • [ T ] Get your feet off the couch (= move them off it).

  • [ I ] Get off the expressway at exit 43.

  • [ I ] Get off at Union Station.

• 23 to go into a vehicle or aircraft for traveling:

  • We could call for a taxi or get the bus.

• 24 to arrive at a place or reach a stage in a process:

  • We only got as far as Denver when the car broke down.

  • What time does he normally get home from work?

  • We’re not getting very far (= not advancing) with this computer program, are we?

• 25 to understand:

  • I think I got the general idea of the chapter.

  • The music was loud and I didn’t get what he said.

  • I never said he was mean – you’ve got it all wrong (= you are confused about this matter).

• 26 to calculate the answer to a mathematical problem:

  • What do you get if you divide 20 by 4?

• 27 to answer a ringing telephone, a knock at the door, etc.:

  • Hey, Juan, someone’s at the door – would you get it, please?

• 28 to hit someone, esp. with something thrown or a bullet:

  • My first throw missed, but the second got him in the leg.

• 29 to cause someone to feel slightly angry:

  • It gets me when I have to both cook dinner and clean the dishes.

• 30 to have an emotional effect on someone:

  • That scene in the movie, when the father and daughter are reunited, always gets me.

• 31 to obtain, buy, or earn something:

  • I think she gets about $40,000 a year.

  • get sth for sth How much did he get for his business when he sold it?

• 32 to receive or be given something:

  • get sth from sb/sth The results we got from our market research team indicate that potential customers seem to like the new ad campaign.

• 33 to reach a particular stage, condition, or time:

  • get to sth Your earnings increase hugely if you get to the top in the legal profession.

• 34 to pay for something:

  • I'll get the bill.