¿Qué son los phrasal verbs? Son expresiones cuyo significado difiere bastante de la interpretación literal de cada palabra.
El verbo “get” es una de las palabras más versátiles y utilizadas de la lengua inglesa. Se utiliza en muchos phrasal verbs, cada uno con un significado distinto. Veamos algunos phrasal verbs comunes con “get” y cómo pueden utilizarse en conversaciones cotidianas.
¿Tienes algún amigo o compañero que parece que nunca termina (o empieza) nada?
¿Siempre dicen que “they just need to get around to it”?
Esto podría ser lo que están buscando...
Phrasal Verb |
Example |
Meaning |
Literal Meaning Example |
Get through |
I need to get through this work before the going home. |
To complete or endure a challenging task or situation |
Get through a narrow gap |
Get off |
I get off at the next bus stop |
To leave a mode of transportation |
Get off the bed I need to move it |
Get up |
Those kids are getting up to mischief. |
Doing things that cause trouble or damage |
I get up from the bed |
Get by |
During hard times, we need to find ways to get by |
To manage or survive with what is available |
To get by or overtake a slow moving vehicle |
Get in |
We’ll get in late tonight due to traffic |
To arrive at a destination |
Get in the car |
Get over |
It took me a while to get over our breakup |
To recover from an illness, setback, or emotional distress |
Get over the river |
Get along |
My colleagues and I get along really well |
To have a harmonious relationship |
The help you get along the way |
Get away |
I hope we can get away this weekend |
To go away for a period |
Get away from me |
Get away |
He will never get away with it, he is bound to be caught. |
To escape capture |
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Get ahead |
He will never get ahead in life with that negative attitude |
To make progress or succeed. |
Get ahead of this guy, he's driving too slow |
Get ahead |
Don’t get ahead of yourself, we need to move slowly |
To get carried away or to be too eager/over confident |
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Get across |
I found it hard to get across how much I love her |
To explain |
It's impossible to get across the road with all this traffic |
Get down |
She really gets me down with all the nagging. |
Be depressed/ sad |
You need to get down into the bomb shelter |
I get [i] early every day for work. If I don’t I will never get [ii] my workload. It’s not like I earn a lot, just enough to get [iii]. We normally get [iv] work at about 9am, luckily I get _ [v] well with my colleagues, perhaps it’s because none of us are really interested in getting _ [vi] in the company, so there is no competitiveness. Then it’s time to get [vii] to work. I have a presentation to make in the afternoon, I hope I can get my points [viii] clearly. If all goes well I should be able to get [ix] by 4:30pm, catch the bus home and make sure to get [x] at my stop, last time I missed it! Then its an early supper for me and hopefully I can get [xi] bed by 9pm.
Answers
[i] up
[ii] through
[iii] by
[iv] to
[v] on
[vi] ahead
[vii] down
[viii] across
[ix] away
[x] off
[xi] to