Tra từ get - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

get [get gets got getting gotten] BrE [ɡet] NAmE [ɡet] verb (getting, got, gotBrE [ɡɒt] ; NAmE [ɡɑːt] ) In spoken NAmE the past participle got • ten /[ˈɡɒtn] / /[ˈɡɑːtn] / is almost always used.

RECEIVE/OBTAIN
1. transitive, no passive ~ sth to receive sth
• I got a letter from Dave this morning.
• What (= What presents) did you get for your birthday?
•He gets (= earns) about $40 000 a year.
•This room gets very little sunshine.
•I got a shock when I saw the bill.
•I get the impression that he is bored with his job.
2. transitive, no passive to obtain sth
•~ sth Where did you get (= buy) that skirt?
• Did you manage to get tickets for the concert?
•She opened the door wider to get a better look.
•Try to get some sleep.
•He has just got a new job.
•~ sth for sb Did you get a present for your mother?
•~ sb/yourself sth Did you get your mother a present?
•Why don't you get yourself a car?
•$100 will get you the basic model.
•You can get the basic model for $100.
3. transitive, no passive ~ sth (for sth) to obtain or receive an amount of money by selling sth
• How much did you get for your car?

BRING
4. transitive to go to a place and bring sb/sth back
Syn: ↑fetch
•~ sb/sth Quick— go and get a cloth!
• Somebody get a doctor!
•I have to go and get my mother from the airport (= collect her).
•~ sth for sb Get a drink for John.
•~ sb/yourself sth Get John a drink.

PUNISHMENT
5. transitive, no passive ~ sth to receive sth as a punishment
•He got ten years (= was sent to prison for ten years) for armed robbery.

BROADCASTS
6. transitive, no passive ~ sth to receive broadcasts from a particular television or radio station
•We can't get Channel 5 in our area.

BUY
7. transitive, no passive ~ sth to buy sth, for example a newspaper or magazine, regularly
Syn: ↑take
•Which newspaper do you get?

MARK/GRADE
8. transitive, no passive ~ sth to achieve or be given a particular mark/grade in an exam
• He got a ‘C’ in Chemistry and a ‘B’ in English.

ILLNESS
9. transitive, no passive ~ sth to become infected with an illness; to suffer from a pain, etc
• I got this cold off (= from) you!
• She gets (= often suffers from) really bad headaches.

CONTACT
10. transitive, no passive ~ sb to be connected with sb by telephone
•I wanted to speak to the manager but I got his secretary instead.

STATE/CONDITION
11. linking verb to reach a particular state or condition; to make sb/sth/yourself reach a particular state or condition
•+ adj. to get angry/bored/hungry/fat
• You'll soon get used to the climate here.
• We ought to go; it's getting late.
•to get dressed/undressed (= to put your clothes on/take your clothes off)
•They plan to get married in the summer.
•She's upstairs getting ready.
•I wouldn't go there alone; you might get (= be) mugged.
•My car got (= was) stolen at the weekend.
•~ sb/sth + adj. Don't get your dress dirty!
•He got his fingers caught in the door.
•She soon got the children ready for school.
12. intransitive ~ to do sth to reach the point at which you feel, know, are, etc. sth
• After a time you get to realize that these things don't matter.
• You'll like her once you get to know her.
•His drinking is getting to be a problem.
•She's getting to be an old lady now.

MAKE/PERSUADE
13. transitive to make, persuade, etc. sb/sth to do sth
•~ sb/sth to do sth I couldn't get the car to start this morning.
• He got his sister to help him with his homework.
•You'll never get him to understand.
•~ sb/sth doing sth Can you really get that old car going again?
•It's not hard to get him talking— the problem is stopping him!

GET STH DONE
14. transitive ~ sth done to cause sth to happen or be done
• I must get my hair cut.
• I'll never get all this work finished.

START
15. transitive ~ doing sth to start doing sth
•I got talking to her.
•We need to get going soon.

OPPORTUNITY
16. intransitive ~ to do sth (informal)to have the opportunity to do sth
•He got to try out all the new software.
•It's not fair— I never get to go first.

ARRIVE
17. intransitive + adv./prep. to arrive at or reach a place or point
• We got to San Diego at 7 o'clock.
• You got in very late last night.
•What time did you get here?
•I haven't got very far with the book I'm reading.

MOVE/TRAVEL
18. intransitive, transitive to move to or from a particular place or in a particular direction, sometimes with difficulty; to make sb/sth do this
•+ adv./prep. The bridge was destroyed so we couldn't get across the river.
• She got into bed.
•He got down from the ladder.
•We didn't get (= go) to bed until 3 a.m.
•Where do we get on the bus?
•I'm getting off (= leaving the train) at the next station.
•Where have they got to (= where are they)?
•We must be getting home; it's past midnight.
•~ sb/sth + adv./prep. The general had to get his troops across the river.
•We couldn't get the piano through the door.
•We'd better call a taxi and get you home.
•I can't get the lid off.
19. transitive, no passive ~ sth to use a bus, taxi, plane, etc
• We're going to be late— let's get a taxi.
• I usually get the bus to work.

MEAL
20. transitive (especially BrE)to prepare a meal
•~ sth Who's getting the lunch?
•~ sth for sb/yourself I must go home and get tea for the kids.
•~ sb/yourself sth I must go home and get the kids their tea.

TELEPHONE/DOOR
21. transitive ~ sth (informal)to answer the telephone or a door when sb calls, knocks, etc
•Will you get the phone?

CATCH/HIT
22. transitive ~ sb to catch or take hold of sb, especially in order to harm or punish them
•He was on the run for a week before the police got him.
•to get sb by the arm/wrist/throat
•She fell overboard and the sharks got her.
•He thinks everybody is out to get him (= trying to harm him).
• (informal)I'll get you for that!
23. transitive ~ sb + adv./prep. to hit or wound sb
•The bullet got him in the neck.

UNDERSTAND
24. transitive, no passive ~ sb/sth (informal)to understand sb/sth
•I don't get you.
•She didn't get the joke.
•I don't get it — why would she do a thing like that?
•I get the message — you don't want me to come.

HAPPEN/EXIST
25. transitive, no passive ~ sth (informal)used to say that sth happens or exists
•You get (= There are) all these kids hanging around in the street.
•They still get cases of typhoid there.

CONFUSE/ANNOY
26. transitive, no passive ~ sb (informal)to make sb feel confused because they do not understand sth
Syn: ↑puzzle
•‘What's the capital of Bhutan?’ ‘ You've got me there! ’ (= I don't know).
27. transitive, no passive ~ sb (informal)to annoy sb
•What gets me is having to do the same thing all day long. Get is one of the most common words in English, but some people try to avoid it in formal writing.
Rem: Most idioms containing get are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example get sb's goat is at goat.
Idioms: ↑can't get over something ▪ ↑get away from it all ▪ ↑get it ▪ ↑get it on ▪ ↑get it up ▪ ↑get nowhere ▪ ↑get somebody going ▪ ↑get somebody not get somebody anywhere ▪ ↑get there ▪ ↑get this! ▪ ↑getting on ▪ ↑getting on for … ▪ how selfish/stupid/ungrateful can you get? ▪ ↑there's no getting away from something ▪ what are you/was he getting at? ▪ ↑what has got into somebody? ▪ ↑you can't get away from something
Derived: ↑get about ▪ ↑get above yourself ▪ ↑get across ▪ ↑get ahead ▪ ↑get along ▪ ↑get around ▪ ↑get at somebody ▪ ↑get at something ▪ ↑get away ▪ ↑get away with something ▪ ↑get back ▪ ↑get back at somebody ▪ ↑get back to somebody ▪ ↑get back to something ▪ ↑get back together ▪ ↑get behind ▪ ↑get by ▪ ↑get down ▪ ↑get down to something ▪ ↑get in ▪ ↑get in on something ▪ ↑get in with somebody ▪ ↑get into something ▪ ↑get off ▪ ↑get off on something ▪ ↑get off somebody ▪ ↑get off something ▪ ↑get off with somebody ▪ ↑get on ▪ ↑get on to somebody ▪ ↑get on to something ▪ ↑get on with somebody ▪ ↑get on with something ▪ ↑get out ▪ ↑get out of something ▪ ↑get over somebody ▪ ↑get over something ▪ ↑get over yourself ▪ ↑get round somebody ▪ ↑get round something ▪ ↑get round to something ▪ ↑get somebody down ▪ ↑get somebody in ▪ ↑get somebody off ▪ ↑get somebody off something ▪ ↑get somebody through something ▪ ↑get somebody together ▪ ↑get somebody up ▪ ↑get something across ▪ ↑get something back ▪ ↑get something down ▪ ↑get something in ▪ ↑get something off ▪ ↑get something out ▪ ↑get something out of somebody ▪ ↑get something over ▪ ↑get something through ▪ ↑get something up ▪ ↑get through ▪ ↑get through something ▪ ↑get through to somebody ▪ ↑get through with something ▪ ↑get to somebody ▪ ↑get together ▪ ↑get up ▪ ↑get up to something ▪ ↑get yourself into something ▪ ↑get yourself up as something
See also: ↑catch hell ▪ ↑catch it ▪ ↑get about ▪ ↑get along ▪ ↑get along with somebody ▪ ↑get along with something
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse geta ‘obtain, beget, guess’; related to Old English gietan (in begietan ‘beget’, forgietan ‘forget’), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin praeda ‘booty, prey’, praehendere ‘get hold of, seize’, and Greek khandanein ‘hold, contain, be able’.

Thesaurus:
get verb
1. T, no passive (especially spoken)
•I got a letter from Dave today.
collect • |especially written receive • • reap • |formal derive sth from sth •
get/collect/receive/reap/derive sth from sb/sth
get/collect/receive a/an medal/award/prize
get/receive a/an reply/letter/shock/prison sentence
Get or receive? Receive is rather formal; get is the more usual word in spoken English. You can get or receive a sudden feeling such as a shock or an impression, but feelings that you experience over a period of time such as enjoyment and satisfaction you usually get.
2. T, no passive (not usually used in the progressive tenses) (especially spoken)
•I managed to get three tickets for the concert.
take • • get hold of sth • • land • |informal pick sth up • |especially written obtain • • acquire • • gain • |formal procure • • secure •
get/take/pick up/obtain/acquire/gain/procure sth from sb/sth
get/take/get hold of/pick up/obtain/acquire/gain/procure information
get/get hold of/land/pick up/obtain/acquire/procure a ticket
get/gain/pick up/acquire a reputation for sth
3. T, no passive (especially spoken)
•Did you get your mother a present?
buy • • take • |informal pick sth up • • snap sth up • |formal purchase • • acquire •
get/buy/pick up/snap up/purchase/acquire sth for £10, $2 million, etc.
get/buy/purchase/acquire sth from sb/a particular shop
get/buy/take/purchase/acquire goods
get/buy/pick up/snap up/purchase/acquire shares
4. T, no passive (especially spoken)
•We got £220 000 for the house.
make • • bring (sb) in sth • • fetch • • raise • |formal realize •
get/make/fetch/bring in/raise/realize $199/£300 000
Get, make or bring in sth? You can make money, a particular amount of money, or a profit or loss. You can bring in money or a particular amount of money. You can only get a particular amount of money:
•The garage sale made/brought in more than we expected.
✗ The garage sale got more than we expected.:
•The company is making a loss.
✗ The company is getting/bringing in a loss.
5. T (especially spoken)
•Could you get the blue file from the desk?
bring • • collect • |especially spoken pick sb/sth up • |BrE, especially spoken fetch •
get/bring/collect/pick up/fetch sb/sth from sth/somewhere
get/bring/collect/pick up/fetch sth for sb
get/bring/fetch sb sth
go/come and get/bring/collect/pick up/fetch sb/sth
Get or fetch? Get has a wider range of meaning than fetch; you usually fetch sb/sth that is in a place and just needs to be collected; you can get sth that needs to be prepared or obtained as well as collected:
•Get John a drink.
✗ Fetch John a drink.
6. T, no passive (especially spoken)
•I think I'm getting a cold.
catch • • come down with sth • • develop • • suffer from sth • • have • |especially BrE, especially spoken have got • |formal contract •
get/catch/develop/suffer from/have/have got/contract a/an disease/illness
get/catch/come down with/suffer from/have/havwe got/contract a bug
get/develop/suffer from/have/have got/contract cancer/AIDS
7. linking verb (especially spoken)
•I soon got used to the climate in Spain.
become • • grow • • come • • go • • turn •
get/grow/come to know/like sb/sth
get/become/grow/turn cold/warm/chilly
get/become/grow fat/old/angry/hungry/tired
Get or become? You can often use either word, but there are some cases where you can only use one of them
•I became/got hungry/upset (= verb + adjective).
• She became Queen/a teacher/a member of the club (= verb + noun).
• Don't get your dress dirty (= verb + noun + adjective)!
Use get for changes that are the result of deliberate actions by you or sb else
•get dressed/married/killed
Use become with adjectives connected with ability, knowledge, availability and clarity
•become able/skilled/aware/convinvced/available/useful/clear/obvious
8. T (especially spoken)
•He got his sister to help him.
persuade • • convince • • talk sb into sth • • coax • • cajole • • win sb over •
get sb/persuade sb/convince sb/be coaxed/be cajoled to do sth
9. I (always used with an adverb or preposition) (especially spoken)
•We got to the party very late.
arrive • • land • |especially spoken get in • • make • • make it • |informal show up • • roll in • • hit • |especially written reach •
get/make it to a place
get/arrive/land/make it/show up/reach here/there
Get or reach? Get is the usual word in spoken English. Get takes no object, but always takes an adverb or adverbial phrase; reach always takes an object and is usually more specific about the destination
•We'll get there before dinner.
• It took them three hours to reach the opposite shore.
10. I, T (always used with an adverb or preposition) (especially spoken)
•It takes an hour to get from here to the cinema.
go • • move • • travel • • make your way • • pass • |formal proceed •
get/go/move/travel/make your way/pass/proceed from/to sth/somewhere
get somewhere/go/make your way by bus/train/car, etc.
11. T, no passive (especially spoken)
•I got the bus home from town.
catch • • go by sth • |especially written take •
get/catch/go by/take sth from/to sth/somewhere
get the/catch the/go by/take the bus/train/plane/boat
get/catch a flight
12. T (especially spoken)
•Can I get you something to eat?
make • • cook • |especially AmE fix • |especially written prepare •
get/make/cook/fix sth for sth
get/make/cook/fix sb/yourself sth
get/make/cook/fix/prepare breakfast/lunch/dinner

Synonyms:
return
come back • go back • get back • turn back
These words all mean to come or go back from one place to another.
return • to come or go back from one place to another: ▪ I waited a long time for him to return.
Return is slightly more formal than the other words in this group, and is used more often in writing or formal speech.
come back • to return. Come back is usually used from the point of view of the person or place that sb returns to: ▪ Come back and visit again soon!
go back • to return to the place you recently or originally came from or that you have been to before. Go back is usually used from the point of view of the person who is returning: ▪ Do you ever want to go back to China?
get back • to arrive back somewhere, especially at your home or the place where you are staying: ▪ What time did you get back last night?
turn back • to return the way that you came, especially because sth stops you from continuing: ▪ The weather got so bad that we had to turn back.
to return/come back/go back/get back to/from/with sth
to return/come back/go back/get back/turn back again
to return/come back/go back/get back home/to work
to return/come back/get back safely

Synonyms:
stand
get up • stand up • rise • get to your feet • be on your feet
These words all mean to be in an upright position with your weight on your feet, or to put yourself in this position.
stand • to be in an upright position with your weight on your feet: ▪ She was too weak to stand. ◇ ▪ Stand still ▪ when I'm talking to you!
Stand is usually used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where or how sb stands, but sometimes another phrase or clause is used to show what sb does while they are standing: ▪ We stood talking for a few minutes. ◇ ▪ He stood and looked out to sea.
get up • to get into a standing position from a sitting, kneeling or lying position: ▪ Please don't get up!
stand up • to be in a standing position; to stand after sitting: ▪ Stand up straight! ◇ ▪ Everyone would stand up when the teacher entered the classroom.
stand, get up or stand up?
Stand usually means ‘to be in a standing position’ but can also mean ‘to get into a standing position’. Stand up can be used with either of these meanings, but its use is more restricted: it is used especially when sb tells sb or a group of people to stand. Get up is the most frequent way of saying ‘get into a standing position’, and this can be from a sitting, kneeling or lying position; if you stand up, this is nearly always after sitting, especially on a chair. If you want to tell sb politely that they do not need to move from their chair, use get up: Please don't stand up!
rise • (formal) to get into a standing position from a sitting, kneeling or lying position: ▪ Would you all rise, please, to welcome our visiting speaker.
get to your feet • to stand up after sitting, kneeling or lying: ▪ I helped her to get to her feet.
be on your feet • to be standing up: ▪ I've been on my feet all day.

Synonyms:
understand
see • get • follow • grasp • comprehend
These words all mean to know or realize sth, for example why sth happens, how sth works or what sth means.
understand • to know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what sb says, etc; to know or realize how or why sth happens, how it works or why it is important: ▪ I don't understand the instructions. ◇ ▪ Doctors still don't understand much about the disease.
see • to understand what is happening, what sb is saying, how sth works or how important sth is: ▪ ‘It opens like this.’ ‘ Oh, ▪ I see ▪.’ ◇ ▪ Oh yes, ▪ I see what you mean ▪.
get • (informal) to understand a joke, what sb is trying to tell you, or a situation that they are trying to describe: ▪ She didn't get the joke. ◇ ▪ I don't get you.
follow • to understand an explanation, a story or the meaning of sth: ▪ Sorry— I don't quite follow. ◇ ▪ The plot is almost impossible to follow.
grasp • to come to understand a fact, an idea or how to do sth: ▪ They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
understand or grasp?
You can use understand or grasp for the action of realizing the meaning or importance of sth for the first time: ▪ It's a difficult concept for children to understand/grasp. Only understand can be used to talk about languages, words or writing: I don't grasp French/the instructions.
comprehend • (often used in negative statements) (formal) to understand a fact, idea or reason: ▪ The concept of infinity is almost impossible for the human mind to comprehend.
to understand/see/get/follow/grasp/comprehend what/why/how…
to understand/see/grasp/comprehend that…
to understand/see/get/grasp the point/idea (of sth)
to be easy/difficult/hard to understand/see/follow/grasp/comprehend
to fully understand/see/grasp/comprehend sth

Synonyms:
become / get / go / turn
These verbs are used frequently with the following adjectives:

Become is more formal than get. Both describe changes in people’s emotional or physical state, or natural or social changes.
Go is usually used for negative changes.
Go and turn are both used for changes of colour.
Turn is also used for changes in the weather.

Example Bank:
•Don't get your dress dirty!
•I became/got hungry/upset.
•I wouldn't go there alone; you might get mugged.
•It took me a long time to get to know her properly.
•My car got stolen at the weekend.
•She's getting to be an old lady now.
•She's upstairs getting ready.
•We ought to go; it's getting late.
•You'll like her once you get to know her.
•You'll soon get used to the climate here.
•to become/get tired/cold/angry/scared/pregnant/thin/old/better
•to get dressed/married/divorced/killed/mugged/fired
•to get dressed/undressed
•‘I pretended that I hadn't heard.’ ‘I get the picture.’
•‘Where did you buy/get that skirt?’ ‘ Top Shop.’
•‘Where did you get that skirt?’ ‘ I bought it.’
•Can I get you anything to eat or drink?
•Could you go upstairs and get my wallet for me, please?
•Get a train to Newport and then get a bus from the station.
•He gets about $40 000 a year.
•He got the next plane home.
•He somehow had to get his men over to the far side of the river.
•How can we get to the other side of town?
•I couldn't get the lid off.
•I don't get it — why would she do a thing like that?
•I don't get you.
•I don't know how he managed to get down from the roof.
•I finally got Michael to talk to them and he explained everything.
•I get the message — you don't want me to come.
•I got back an hour ago.
•I got this cold off you!
•I have to go and get my mother from the airport.
•I ran all the way to the station and just managed to get my train.
•I think I'm getting a cold.
•I'll try and get a flight home tomorrow.
•It takes an hour to get from Oxford to London.
•It's not hard to get him talking— the problem is stopping him!
•Let me know when you get there.
•She didn't get the joke.
•She gets really bad headaches.
•She got back into bed.
•She got great satisfaction from seeing his embarrassment.
•She went to get help.
•She's gone to get a few more chairs.
•They couldn't get the piano through the door.
•They got in very late last night.
•Wait till we get home.
•We didn't get to bed till three in the morning.
•We got £220 000 for the house.
•We got to San Diego at 7 o'clock.
•We had trouble getting enough people to sign up.
•We must be getting home.
•We only got as far as the next town.
•We'd better call a taxi and get you home.
•We're aiming to get to the party at about nine.
•We're going to be late— let's get a taxi.
•Where do I get the bus for the airport?
•Where have they got to?
•You can get the basic model for $100.
•You can get to the hotel by bus or taxi.
•You have to get off at the next stop.
•You sit down and relax. I'll get supper.
•You won't be able to get a plane there— there's no airport.