English Podcast · Episode 1 · April 4, 2019

Uses of ‘Get’ in English

Conor talks about the Irish weather and takes apart the many uses of ‘get’, from getting a present to getting up, with all the vocabulary you need for a grey, drizzly day.

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Uses of ‘Get’ in English

Conor talks about the Irish weather and takes apart the many uses of ‘get’, from getting a present to getting up, with all the vocabulary you need for a grey, drizzly day.

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Episode 1 – Uses of ‘Get’

In Episode 1, Conor talks about the weather. Here is some vocabulary that he uses: 

Mist

Fog

Gloomy

Grey

Overcast

Drizzle

Bucketing down

Pissing rain

Lashing rain

Conor uses a lot of phrases with ‘get’.

Here are some of the basic meanings of the ‘get’ phrases that you will hear:

Expressions with ‘get’

1/ I got some great Christmas presents this year. (receive)

2a/ Those shoes are lovely, where did you get them? (buy/find)

2b/ I’m trying to get a new apartment at the moment (buy/find)

3/ When did you get here? (arrive/reach)

4/ Do you get what I mean? (understand)

5/ Would you get my shoes? (fetch)

6/ Get the train (take public transport)

Get + adjective = become.

E.g. It’s getting hot, I’m getting tired

when you jump in the river you get really cold

as we were getting closer  

Get + past participle

E.g. Get + married / divorced / engaged

Get (un)dressed / changed / lost / fired / hired

Phrasal Verbs with ‘get’

Get up in the morning

Get on well with somebody

Get away from a place

Conor also mentions Nouveaunoise music. You can listen to them here: https://nouveaunoise.bandcamp.com

We hope that you enjoy listening to Episode 1!

Glossary

Twelve words and phrases.

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  • mist — a thin cloud close to the ground that makes it harder to see
  • fog — a thick cloud at ground level, heavier than mist
  • gloomy — dark and grey, the kind of day with no sunlight in it
  • overcast — completely covered by cloud, with no blue sky showing
  • drizzle — very light rain that falls in tiny drops
  • bucketing down — raining very heavily (informal)
  • lashing rain — heavy rain driven hard by the wind (Irish English)
  • to get + adjective — to become: it is getting hot, I am getting tired
  • to get + past participle — the everyday way to say something happened to you: get married, get lost, get hired
  • to get on well with someone — to have a good relationship with them
  • to get away — to leave a place, often for a break or a holiday
  • to get what someone means — to understand what they are saying

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