Phrasal Verbs with Get

If you are an English as an additional language learner you have probably noticed how important phrasal verbs are, especially when communicating with English as a mother tongue speakers. Here you will find a list of all phrasal verbs with ‘get’ that you need in these situations. Keep reading!

Phrasal Verbs with Get

Here’s a comprehensive list of phrasal verbs with ‘get’.

PHRASAL VERBS WITH GET	MEANING	EXAMPLES
Get about/around	to travel to a lot of places; to be able to go to different places without difficulty, especially if you are old or sick; If news or information gets about, a lot of people hear about it.	Spain last week and Germany this week – he gets around, doesn’t he!; My grandmother is finding it harder to get around these days.
Get above (oneself)	to act as though one is more important than one really is	My father advised me to work hard, treat others with respect and never get above myself.
Get (something) across	to make someone understand or believe something	He has no trouble getting his point across.
Get ahead	to be successful in the work that you do	It’s tough for a woman to get ahead in politics.
Get along (also get on)	If two or more people get along, they like each other and are friendly to each other	I don’t really get along with my sister’s husband.
Get at (someone)	to criticize a person repeatedly; to influence a person illegally, usually by offering them money or threatening them	He keeps getting at me and I really don’t know what I’ve done wrong; The accused claimed that the witness had been got at.
Get away	to leave or escape; to go somewhere to have a vacation, often because you need to rest	We walked to the next beach to get away from the crowds; I just need to get away for a few days.
Get away with	to succeed in avoiding punishment for something; to do something successfully although it is not the best way of doing it	If I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn’t pay my taxes at all; Do you think we could get away with just one coat of paint on that wall?
Get back	to return to a place after you have been somewhere else	If you get back in time, you can come with us.
Get back at	to punish someone because that person has done something wrong to you	I think he’s trying to get back at her for what she said in the meeting.
Get back to	to talk to someone again, usually on the phone, in order to give them some information or because you were not able to speak to them before	I’ll get back to you later with those figures.
Get behind	to fail to do as much work or pay as much money as you should by a particular time	She got behind with her mortgage and the house was repossessed.
Get by	to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money	How can he get by on so little money?
Get down to (something)	to start to direct your efforts and attention toward something	I’ve got a lot of work to do, but I can’t seem to get down to it.
Get in	to succeed in entering a place, especially by using force or a trick; to arrive at your home or the place where you work; If a train or other vehicle gets in at a particular time, that is when it arrives; to be elected to a political position	They must have gotten in through the bathroom window; What time did you get in last night?; What time is the plane expected to get in?; If Archer gets in as mayor, he’s likely to raise taxes.
Get into (something)	to become interested in an activity or subject, or start being involved in an activity	She’s been getting into yoga recently – she does three classes a week.
Get off	to leave a place, usually in order to start a trip; to leave work with permission, usually at the end of the day	If we can get off by seven o’clock, the roads will be clearer; How early can you get off this afternoon?
Get (somebody) off (something)	to avoid punishment, or to help another person to avoid punishment for something	She was charged with fraud, but her lawyer managed to get her off.
Get off lightly	to experience less serious punishment, injury, or harm than you might have expected	I think I got off lightly with one or two cuts, considering how damaged the car was.
Get off on (something)	to find something exciting, especially in a sexual way	Dave likes power – he gets off on it.
Get off with (somebody)	to begin a sexual relationship with someone	She’d got off with some bloke at the party.
Get on	to manage or deal with a situation, especially successfully; to continue doing something, especially work; to grow old	How are you getting on in your new home?; I’ll leave you to get on then, shall I?; Uncle Meade’s getting on in years – he’s 76.
Get on with (something)	to start or continue doing something, especially work	Stop talking and get on with it.
Get out	to leave a closed vehicle, building, etc.; to go out to different places, spend time with people, and enjoy yourself; If news or information gets out, people hear about it although someone is trying to keep it secret; said when you do not believe or agree with what someone is saying	I’ll get out when you stop at the red light; We don’t get out much since we had the children; I don’t want it to get out that I’m leaving before I’ve had a chance to tell Anthony; “Ralph painted that, you know.” “Get out!”
Get over	to accept an unpleasant fact or situation after dealing with it for a while; to return to your usual state of health or happiness after having a bad or unusual experience, or an illness	They’re upset that you didn’t call, but they’ll get over it; She’s just getting over the flu.
Get rid of	to remove or throw away something unwanted; to sell an old or unwanted possession; to send away someone annoying or to persuade them to leave	That cream got rid of my skin rash; Have you managed to get rid of your old Volvo yet?; We got rid of our unwelcome guests by saying we had to go to bed.
Get through	to succeed in talking to someone on the phone	I tried to call her but couldn’t get through.
Get through (something)	to succeed in an exam or competition; to finish something; to use up something	She got through her exams without too much trouble; I can get through a lot more work when I’m on my own; We’re getting through a lot of coffee/toilet paper.
Get to	You ask where people or things have got to when they do not arrive or are not where you expect them to be and you want to know where they are; to have an opportunity to do something; to begin to do or be	I wonder where my glasses have got to; I never get to see her now that she’s moved to California; You’re getting to be just like your mother.
Get up	to stand up; If the wind gets up, it starts to grow stronger	The whole audience got up and started clapping; The wind is getting up.
Get up to (something)	to do something, often something that other people would disapprove of	She’s been getting up to all sorts of mischief lately.