The different uses of "get"

"Get" meaning "receive" or "have"

• “Actually, can I get plastic instead?”

• “Are you getting a refund?”

• “Are you getting any reception?”

• “Don't expect to get a high-paying job right out of school.”

• “Can I get change for a twenty?”

• “It's super important that I get this internship.”

• “Let's get an objective opinion. Tom, what do YOU think?”

• “I got this on sale for only four bucks.”

• “I only got four hours of sleep last night.”

• “I've gotten a lot of positive feedback on it.”

"Get" meaning "become":

• “I can definitely tell you're getting better.”

• “I get distracted so easily!”

• “I want to try to shed a few pounds and get back in shape.”

• “Is your back getting stiff?”

• “It's getting harder and harder to earn a living as a photographer these days.”

• “You should put some stuff on it to keep it from getting infected, don't you think?”

• “Sorry, I got sidetracked.”

• “These ATM fees have gotten to be ridiculous!

"Get" meaning "go", "come", or "arrive":

• “My wife'll kill me if I don't get home soon.”

• “I wouldn't sign up for a tour unless it was somewhere that's really hard to get around in as a foreigner.”

• “I was talking with this girl at work who just got back from maternity leave.”

• “I went straight to sleep as soon as I got h home.”

"Get" meaning "understand":

• “Do you get what I'm trying to get across?”

• “I don't get it.”

• “She was asking something about her travel arrangements, but I didn't quite get what she wantedd.”

"Getting something done" for you:

• “Did you get it colored?”

• “I need to go get my prescription filled, so I'll be back in a while.”

• “Where'd you get it done?”

• “When was the last time you got a haircut?”

To "get to" do something:

• “You get to pick and choose.”

"Get" used in the passive form, for something bad that happens to someone:

• “I got caught without an umbrella.”

• “I got yelled at for not calling.”

• “I got pulled over on my way home last night.”

Phrasal verbs using "get"

• “All right - let's get to work.”

• “Do you still want to get together?”

• “Don't let their pettiness and negativity get to you.”

• “I don't want to get into it right now.”

• “I probably won't be able to get to that until tomorrow morning.”

• “I should get going.”

• “I think you need to get your priorities straight.”

• “I watched a few episodes, but I couldn't really get into it.”

• “Let me get straight to the point.

Idioms using "get":

• “OK! Get off my back!” 

• “No way! Get out of here!”

• “OK. Let's get down to business.”

• “I'm getting a head start on my Christmas shopping.”

• “Sweetheart, it's 2011. Get with it!”

• “You just need to get out there and talk to people more.”

• “She got tied up at work.”