Sloveso "to get"

TO GET môže byť použité viacerými spôsobmi a má viacero významov.

TO GET + priamy predmet = získať, dostať, kúpiť

• I got my passport last week. (to obtain)
• She got her driving license last week. (to obtain)
• They got permission to live in Switzerland. (to obtain)
• I got a letter from my friend in Nigeria. (to receive)
• He gets $1,000 a year from his father. (to receive)
• She got a new coat from Zappaloni in Rome. (to buy)
• We got a new television for the sitting room. (to buy)

TO GET + vyjadrenie miesta = dostať sa, prísť na miesto

• How are you getting home tonight?
• We got to London around 6 p.m.
• What time will we get there?
• When did you get back from New York?

TO GET + prídavné meno = stať sa, zmena stavu

• I am getting old.
• It's getting hotter.
• By the time they reached the house they were getting hungry.
• I'm getting tired of all this nonsense.
• My mother's getting old and needs looking after.
• It gets dark very early in the winter.
• Don't touch the stove until is gets cool.

TO GET + predložka/príslovka = frazálne sloveso s rôznymi významami

TO GET +	Význam	Príklad
to get at	snaha vyjadriť	I think I see what you're getting at. I agree.
to get away with	vyhnúť sa trestu za zločin alebo zlý skutok	I can't believe you got away with cheating on that test!
to get by	vystačiť si (finančne)	Sam doesn't earn much, but we get by.
to get down	byť deprimovaný	This rain is really getting me down.
to get off	opustiť dopravný prostriedok (vlak, autobus, bicykel, lietadlo)	We got off the train just before the bomb exploded.
to get on	1. nastúpiť do dopravného prostriedku (vlak, autobus, bicykel, lietadlo) 2. mať vzťah s niekým	1. He got on his bicycle and rode down the street. 2. Amy and I really get on well.
to get on with	pokračovať	I have so much homework, I'd better get on with it.
to get out of	vyhýbať sa niečomu, hlavne povinnostiam	She got out of the washing-up every day, even when it was her turn.
to get over	zotaviť sa z (choroby, prekvapenia)	Have you gotten over your cold yet?
to get through	použiť alebo minúť zásobu niečoho	We've got through all the sugar. Can you buy some more?
to get up	vstať z postele	He gets up at 6.00 a.m. every morning.
to get up to	urobiť - zvyčajne niečo zlé	The children are very quiet. I wonder what they're getting up to.

Iné výrazy s GET

• Do you get it znamená, že či rozumiete.
  Do you get what the teacher was explaining in class?
• He's getting dinner tonight znamená, že pripravujete jedlo.
  You can relax. It's my turn to get dinner tonight.
• I'll get the bill znamená, že zaplatím.
  Put your wallet away! I'll get the bill.
• That really gets me! znamená, že ma to irituje.
  It really gets me when my sister shows up late.
• To get rid of something znamená vyhodiť to.
  I'm going to get rid of all these old newspapers.
• To get out of bed on the wrong side znamená mať zlú náladu.
  He got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning and he's been horrible all day.
• To get your own back znamená pomstiť sa alebo potrestať niekoho.
  She's getting her own back for all those rude things you said at the party last night.