Expressions with GETOnline version The verb get can have different meanings depending on the context. Let’s play a game to explore them! Read each sentence carefully and decide which meaning of get is being used. by Magdalena Franco 1 CHANGE POSITION (arrive – move – be moved) 2 BECOME 3 PERSUADE 4 RECEIVE/OBTAIN/BUY 5 OBTAIN 6 UNDERSTAND Get out of there now or I´ll call the police! How do I get to the police station? Father got his book down from the shelf. The food is getting cold. I started to get angry with him. She must have got lost. We couldn’t get him to agree. It wasn’t easy but I got him to do the right thing. I can’t move it on my own. I’ll get Sam to help me. I got a phone call from Bill last night. She got a beautiful necklace for her birthday. When John died, she got a lot of money. I don’t get much time for reading. Are you getting any exercise these days? Buy some fruit on your way home, if you get the chance. I just don’t get it. Nobody got the joke. Sorry, I didn’t quite get what you said.
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