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.