SET VI, ESL 6a

Two-Word Verbs

Combinations with get

1. get about - move or walk, especially after an illness

2. get across - make understood, cause someone to understand

3. get after - scold or criticize

4. get ahead - go beyond a point, as in a schedule; excel be successful in life

5. get along - work or play with others without difficulty

6. get around - escape or evade a rule, problem, or obstacle move about, as after an illness

7. get away - escape; leave

8. get away (with) - escape the consequences of wrong acts

9. get back - return

10. get behind - fall behind, as in a schedule; be successful by a slight margin or against odds

11. get even (with) - pay a person back for a wrong, return an injury

12. get in - enter a car or small vehicle

13. get off - leave a vehicle; begin a journey; end work; send or get started on the way

14. get on - board or enter a vehicle, usually a large one

15. get out - leave; be dismissed or released; produce cause to leave; produce

16. get over - recover, as from an illness, return to normal

17. get through - finish

18. get up - rise from a chair or bed; prepare or organize