Phrasal verbs with GET: 12 to learn with meanings and examples
A2–B212 words
No verb builds more phrasal verbs than get, and none of them are guessable from the parts. That is exactly why they suit spaced repetition: meet each one often enough and it becomes automatic.
Where you will use it: Everyday conversation, films and informal writing.
Phrasal verbs with GET — The word list
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get over | To recover from something.“It took a week to get over the flu.” |
| get along | To have a good relationship.“I get along with my new team.” |
| get by | To manage with what you have.“We get by on one salary.” |
| get up | To leave your bed or stand up.“I get up at six.” |
| get back | To return.“We got back late last night.” |
| get through | To finish or survive something difficult.“I got through the whole book.” |
| get around to | To finally do something you delayed.“I never got around to calling her.” |
| get into | To become interested in.“He got into cycling last year.” |
| get out of | To avoid a duty.“She got out of the meeting.” |
| get away with | To escape punishment.“You won't get away with that.” |
| get on with | To continue doing something.“Let's get on with the work.” |
| get rid of | To remove or throw away.“We got rid of the old sofa.” |
How to study this list
Add five or six of these words a day rather than all twelve at once, keep the example sentence on the card, and review them when they come due. WordNest schedules each word across seven growing intervals — same day, then 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 and 60 days — so the list is still with you months later. Read how spaced repetition works if you want the reasoning behind those numbers.
Studying phrasal verbs with get pairs well with our phrasal verbs with take, essential phrasal verbs list and English idioms with meanings, or browse all free English word lists.
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