Udsagnsordet TO GET

TO GET kan bruges i en række konstruktioner og har flere forskellige betydninger.

TO GET + genstandsledt = to obtain, to receive, to buy
  • I got my passport last week. (to obtain)
  • She got her driving license last week. (to obtain)
  • They got permission to live in Switzerland. (to obtain)
  • I got a letter from my friend in Nigeria. (to receive)
  • He gets $1,000 a year from his father. (to receive)
  • She got a new coat from Zappaloni in Rome. (to buy)
  • We got a new television for the sitting room. (to buy)
TO GET + stedsudtryk = reach, arrive at a place
  • How are you getting home tonight?
  • We got to London around 6 p.m.
  • What time will we get there?
  • When did you get back from New York?
TO GET + tillægsord = become, show a change of state
  • I am getting old.
  • It's getting hotter.
  • By the time they reached the house they were getting hungry.
  • I'm getting tired of all this nonsense.
  • My mother's getting old and needs looking after.
  • It gets dark very early in the winter.
  • Don't touch the stove until is gets cool.
TO GET + forholdsord/biord = frasale udsagnsord med forskellige betydninger
TO GET + Betydning Eksempel
to get at at prøve at udtrykke I think I see what you're getting at. I agree.
to get away with undslippe straf for en forbrydelse eller dårlig handling I can't believe you got away with cheating on that test!
to get by klare sig (økonomisk) Sam doesn't earn much, but we get by.
to get down at deprimere This rain is really getting me down.
to get off stige af en form for transport (tog, bus, cykel, fly) We got off the train just before the bomb exploded.
to get on 1. stige på en form for transport (tog, bus, cykel, fly)
2. have et forhold til nogen
1. He got on his bicycle and rode down the street.
2. Amy and I really get on well.
to get on with at fortsætte I have so much homework, I'd better get on with it.
to get out of at undgår at gøre noget, specielt en pligt She got out of the washing-up every day, even when it was her turn.
to get over at komme sig (over en sygdom, en overraskelse) Have you gotten over your cold yet?
to get through bruge eller bruge det sidste af noget We've got through all the sugar. Can you buy some more?
to get up at stå op af sengen He gets up at 6.00 a.m. every morning.
to get up to at gøre - oftest noget slemt The children are very quiet. I wonder what they're getting up to.
Andre udtryk med GET
  • Do you get it betyder, at du forstår det.
    Do you get what the teacher was explaining in class?
  • He's getting dinner tonight betyder, at han laver maden.
    You can relax. It's my turn to get dinner tonight.
  • I'll get the bill betyder, at jeg betaler.
    Put your wallet away! I'll get the bill.
  • That really gets me! betyder, at det irriterer mig.
    It really gets me when my sister shows up late.
  • To get rid of something betyder, at smide noget væk.
    I'm going to get rid of all these old newspapers.
  • To get out of bed on the wrong side betyder, at få det forkerte ben ud af sengen (være i dårligt humør).
    He got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning and he's been horrible all day.
  • To get your own back betyder, at få hævn over nogen eller straffe nogen.
    She's getting her own back for all those rude things you said at the party last night.