Today I would like to finish my series of blog entries on the word “get”. Here are some other ways in which we use this word:
17. for a certain aspect of a situation to really annoy someone. For example:
I don’t care that Bill didn’t invite me to his party, but what gets me is that he invited my girlfriend!
My neighbor’s son broke my window, but I’m not so angry about that. The thing that gets me is that they didn’t apologize to me.
18. to start an action. For example:
Let’s get going. If we don’t leave now, we’ll be late.
I want to get started on this project as soon as possible.
19. to have the opportunity to do something
I was in Paris last month, but I didn’t get to go to the Louvre because I was so busy.
I hope you’ll get to go shopping at Harrods when you’re in London.
20. for someone to hire a person to do something for them. For example:
My car isn’t working now, so I’m going to get it fixed.
I got my eyes tested at the eye doctor the other day, and he said I need glasses.
21. for someone to have a negative action done to them. For example:
My friend got his car stolen last week.
I got my pocket knife confiscated at the airport by security.
So, these are the main meanings for the word “get”. It is also used in many phrasal verbs. I will eventually write about those in my Friday blog.
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