Study Phrasal Verbs with Get by level using the links below. You can also find a comprehensive list and the exercises at the bottom of the page.
Phrasal Verbs with Get – A1 Beginner
| Phrasal Verb | Split | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| get up | Never | rise from bed | I got up at 6 a.m. today. |
| get in | Never | arrive (vehicle), enter | The train got in late. |
| get on | Never | board a bus, plane, etc. | Let’s get on the bus. |
| get off | Never | leave a bus, plane, etc. | We got off at the wrong stop. |
| get out | Never | leave, escape | We need to get out of here fast. |
| get back | Never | return to a place | What time did you get back last night? |
| get together | Never | meet, gather socially | We should get together this weekend. |
| get to | Never | go / arrive to a place | How do I get to the bus station? |
Exercise – A1 Beginner
Phrasal Verbs with Get – A2 Elementary
| Phrasal Verb | Split | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| get along with | Never | have a good relationship | I get along with my coworkers really well. |
| get ahead | Never | progress and succeed | You need to work hard to get ahead. |
| get away | Never | escape / go on a short break / leave a place | The thief got away before the police arrived. / We’re getting away this weekend. |
| get back (something) | Possible | return something | I came here to get my computer back to the lab. |
| get by | Never | manage, survive (especially financially) | We can get by with one car this week. |
| get over | Never | recover from | It took her weeks to get over the flu. |
| get along | Never | progress | How’s the new project getting along? |
| get down | Possible | depress / swallow with difficulty / reduce | This cold weather is getting me down. / Those pills are hard to get down. |
Exercise – A2 Elementary
Phrasal Verbs with Get – B1 Intermediate
| Phrasal Verb | Split | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| get across | Always | communicate clearly / move something from one side to the other | She couldn’t get her point across. |
| get around | Never | move from place to place / become known | He gets around by bike easily where he lives. / Gossip gets around quickly here. |
| get away with | Never | escape punishment | He always gets away with cheating. |
| get through | Never | succeed in contacting / succeed in a difficult situation | I called many times but couldn’t get through. / We have to get through this audit. |
| get on | Never | have good relationship | We don’t really get on well. |
| get on with | Never | continue doing something / make progress | Stop talking and get on with your work. / How are you getting on with your lessons? |
| get down to | Never | start doing seriously | Let’s get down to business. |
| get back to | Never | respond later, return to | I’ll get back to you tomorrow. |
Exercise – B1 Intermediate
Phrasal Verbs with Get – B2 Independent
| Phrasal Verb | Split | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| get around (to) -ing | Never | find time to do something | I never got around to replying to her email. |
| get at | Never | imply, suggest / criticize | What are you getting at? / His mom keeps getting at him because of his low grades. |
| get back at | Never | take revenge | She got back at him for lying. |
| get into | Never | enter or become involved | She got into an Ivy League university. |
| get out of | Never | avoid responsibility | He tried to get out of doing the dishes. |
| get through to | Never | succeed in contacting someone by phone | It’s hard to get through to her, she’s always in a meeting. |
| get (something) over with | Always | finish something unpleasant | Let’s get the meeting over with quickly. |
| get to | Never | annoy / start discussing / have the opportunity to do something | Don’t let other people’s bad mood get to you. / We’ll get to your point soon. / We finally got to see that show. |
Exercise – B2 Independent
List of all Phrasal Verbs with Get
Here’s a comprehensive list of phrasal verbs with get, their meaning, if they can be split by an object, and an example. Most of phrasal verbs with get can’t be separated.
| Phrasal Verb | Split | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| get across | Always | communicate clearly *** move something from one side to the other | She couldn’t get her point across. |
| get ahead | Never | progress and succeed | You need to work hard to get ahead. |
| get along (in) | Never | progress | How’s the new project getting along? |
| get along with | Never | have a good relationship | I get along with my coworkers really well. |
| get around | Never | move from place to place *** become known | He gets around by bike easily where he lives. *** Gossip gets around quickly here, trust no one. |
| get around (to) -ing | Never | find time to do something | I never got around to replying to her email. |
| get at | Never | imply, suggest *** criticize | What are you getting at? *** His mom keeps getting at him because of his low grades. |
| get away | Never | escape *** go on a short break *** leave a place | The thief got away before the police arrived. *** We’re getting away this weekend. |
| get away with | Never | escape punishment | He always gets away with cheating. |
| get back | Never | return to a place | What time did you get back last night? |
| get back | Possible | return something | I came here to get my computer back. |
| get back at | Never | take revenge | She got back at him for lying. |
| get back to | Never | respond later, return to | I’ll get back to you tomorrow. |
| get by | Never | manage, survive (especially financially) | We can get by with one car. |
| get down | Possible | depress *** swallow with difficulty *** reduce | This cold weather is getting me down. *** Those pills are hard to get down. |
| get down to | Never | start doing seriously | Let’s get down to business. |
| get in | Never | arrive (vehicle), enter | The train got in late. |
| get into | Never | enter or become involved | She got into an Ivy League university. |
| get off | Never | leave a bus, plane, etc. | We got off at the wrong stop. |
| get on | Never | board a bus, plane, etc. *** have good relationship | Let’s get on the bus. *** We don’t really get on well. |
| get on with | Never | continue doing something *** make progress, deal with | Stop talking and get on with your work. *** How are you getting on with your lessons? |
| get out | Never | leave, escape | We need to get out of here fast. |
| get out of | Never | avoid responsibility | He tried to get out of doing the dishes. |
| get over | Never | recover from | It took her weeks to get over the flu. |
| get through | Never | succeed in contacting *** succeed in a (difficult) situation | I called many times but couldn’t get through. *** We have to get through this audit without any major findings. |
| get through to | Never | succeed in contacting someone by phone | It’s hard to get through to her, she’s always in a meeting. |
| get together | Never | meet, gather socially | We should get together this weekend. |
| get up | Never | rise from bed | I got up at 6 a.m. today. |
| get (something) over with | Always | finish something unpleasant | Let’s get the meeting over with quickly. |
| get to | Never | annoy someone *** start discussing something *** have the opportunity to do something | Don’t let other people’s bad mood get to you. *** We’ll get to your point soon. *** We finally got to see that show. |
In the split column you’ll find information about separating them, if it show “always” it means we always split the phrasal verb to add an object. “Possible” means that you can separate it or not. Finally, “never” means we should never separate that phrasal verb.
Phrasal Verbs with Get Exercises
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