GET ABOUT
(intransitive) to go from place to place
Mary gets about quite well without a car.
GET ACROSS
1. (separable) to communicate clearly or convincingly
No matter how hard I tried I couldn't get the message across to her that I cared.
2. (intransitive) to be convincing or clear
Max has trouble getting across to members of the opposite sex.
GET AHEAD
(intransitive) to make progress in becoming successful
Max compliments his boss constantly in order to het ahead.
GET ALONG
1. (intransitive) to advance (especially in years)
George is really getting along in years. Is he going to retire soon?
2. (intransitive) have a congenial relationship with someone
Jane and John get along quite well, but Mary and Max can?t even stand to be in the
same room.
3. (intransitive) to manage or fare reasonably
Max is able to get along each day on just 2 slices of bread and a glass of water.
GET AROUND
1. (inseparable) to evade, circumvent
George hired many lawyers to help him find ways to get around various laws.
2. (intransitive) to go from place to place
Since my car broke down, I?ve been getting around by bicycle.
3. (intransitive) to become known, circulate
Word got around that Mary was pregnant.
GET AT
1. (inseparable) to access or reach
Could you please scratch my back? I have this itch that I just can?t quite get at.
2. (intransitive) to hint, suggest, convey, or try to make understandable
I think I know what you are getting at, but I?m not certain.
GET AWAY
(intransitive) to escape
Max had a dream that a very fat woman was attacking him and he couldn't get away.
GET BACK
1. (separable) to have something returned
When Mary called her engagement with Max off, Max tried to get the ring back.
2. (intransitive) to return
Max got back late from the soccer match.
GET BY
1. (intransitive) to succeed with minimum effort and minimum achievement
Since George was a student, he has made a habit of just getting by.
2. (intransitive) to survive or manage
We were able to get by on just a few dollars per week.
3. (inseparable) to proceed unnoticed, ignored, or without being criticized, or
punished
The tainted meat got by the inspectors.
GET DOWN
1. (intransitive) to descend or lower
Max got down on his knees and prayed.
2. (intransitive) give one?s consideration or attention (used with to)
Now that we?ve finished lunch, I am ready to get down to business.
3. (separable) to depress, exhaust or discourage
Talking about politics really gets me down.
4. (separable) to put in writing
Did you get everything I said down?
GET IN
(intransitive) to arrive
When did you get in from Paris?
GET INTO
(inseparable) to be involved with
If you get into the wrong crowd, you are likely to get into a lot of trouble.
GET OFF
1. (intransitive) to receive extreme pleasure
Max gets off on burning ants with his magnifying glass.
2. (intransitive) to receive a lesser punishment than what might be expected
Mary got off with only two years in prison for the attempted murder of Max.
3. (inseparable) to dismount
Max got off his bicycle to tie his shoe
4. (separable) to give great pleasure
Burning ants gets Max off.
GET ON WITH
(inseparable) to continue or start doing something
She told us to get on with our work.
GET OUT
1. (intransitive) to become known
The news about Mary got out very quickly.
2. (intransitive) to escape or leave
Sam wouldn't stop talking so we asked him to get out.
3. (separable) cause to escape or leave
Please get that cat out of here.
GET OVER
(inseparable) to overcome, recover from
Max finally got over the flu.
GET THROUGH
(inseparable) to finish something completely; to arrive at the end of something
It took me almost two weeks to get through that book.
GET TO
1. (inseparable) to annoy
That buzzing sound really gets to me.
2. (inseparable) to arrive at, to progress to
I can?t wait to get to school.
GET TOGETHER
(intransitive) to meet
Let's get together tomorrow night.
GET UP
1. (intransitive) to rise to one's feet or arise from bed; to climb
Mary gets up at sunrise to go jogging every morning.
2. (separable) to cause to rise
Mary got Max up early this morning so that he could make her breakfast.
A Short List of Phrasal Verbs using get