TO GET lze použít v celé řadě vazeb a v mnoha různých významech.
TO GET + přímý předmět = obdržet, dostat, přijmout, koupit
- I got my passport last week (obdržet).
- She got her driving license last week (obdržet).
- They got permission to live in Switzerland (obdržet).
- I got a letter from my friend in Nigeria (dostat, přijmout).
- He gets $1,000 a year from his father (dostat, přijmout).
- She got a new coat from Zappaloni in Rome (koupit).
- We got a new television for the sitting room (koupit).
TO GET + určení místa = dosáhnout nějakého místa, dorazit někam
- 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 + přídavné jméno = stát se, vykazovat změnu 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 + předložka/příslovce = frázová slovesa s různými významy
| TO GET + | Význam | Příklad |
|---|---|---|
| to get at | snažit se říct | I think I see what you're getting at. I agree. |
| to get away with | uniknout trestu za zločin či špatné jednání | I can't believe you got away with cheating on that test! |
| to get by | zvládat (finančně) | Sam doesn't earn much, but we get by. |
| to get down | deprimovat, klesat | This rain is really getting me down. |
| to get off | vystoupit/sestoupit z dopravního prostředku (vlaku, autobusu, kola, letadla) | We got off the train just before the bomb exploded. |
| to get on |
1. nastoupit do dopravního prostředku (vlak, autobus, letadlo), nasednout na kolo 2. vycházet s někým (mít fungující vztah) |
1. He got on his bicycle and rode down the street. 2. Amy and I really get on well. |
| to get on with | pokročit s něčím | I have so much homework, I'd better get on with it. |
| to get out of | vyhýbat se něčemu, zejm. povinnosti | She got out of the washing-up every day, even when it was her turn. |
| to get over | uzdravit se z nemoci, vzpamatovat se z překvapení | Have you gotten over your cold yet? |
| to get through | spotřebovat zásobu něčeho | We've got through all the sugar. Can you buy some more? |
| to get up | vstát z postele | He gets up at 6.00 a.m. every morning. |
| to get up to | dělat – obvykle něco špatného | The children are very quiet. I wonder what they're getting up to. |
Další výrazy s GET
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Do you get it znamená "chápeš?".
Do you get what the teacher was explaining in class? -
He's getting dinner tonight znamená "připravuje večeři".
You can relax. It's my turn to get dinner tonight. -
I'll get the bill znamená "zaplatím já".
Put your wallet away! I'll get the bill. -
That really gets me! znamená "to mě štve".
It really gets me when my sister shows up late. -
To get rid of something znamená "zbavit se něčeho".
I'm going to get rid of all these old newspapers. -
To get out of bed on the wrong side znamená "mít špatnou 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 "pomstít se někomu, vytrestat někoho".
She's getting her own back for all those rude things you said at the party last night.