Phrasal verbs G

• get about/around
  • Move from place to place.
    "It's not easy to get around the city without a map."
    
  • Spread, circulate.
    "News of their separation soon got about."
    
• get along (with)
  • Be on good terms; work well with.
    "I must say I get along (well) with my mother-in-law. 
    
• get at
  • Imply; insinuate.
    "I don't understand. What exactly are you trying to get at?
    
• get away
  • Escape.
    "According to the news report, the robbers got away in a black car."
    
• get by (on)
  • Manage to cope or have enough to survive.
    " It's difficult to get by on a low salary."
    
• get down to
  • Start to actually do something. 
    "That's enough chatting. It's time to get down to some serious work!"
    
• get into
  • Enter a place.
    "How did the burglar get in?"
    
• get off
  • Leave (bus, train, plane).
    "Your best option would be to get off the bus at Trafalgar Square."
    
  • Leave work (at the end of the day).
    "I'll pick you up after work. What time do you get off ?"
    
  • Remove something (clothes, stains).
    "I don't know how I'm going to get this stain off my dress!"
    
• get off with
  • Receive almost no punishment.
    "He was lucky. He got off with a small fine."
    
• get on
  • Board (bus, train, plane).
    "You can pay when you get on the bus."
    
• get on with
  • Continue to do something ; make progress.
    "Be quiet and get on with your homework."
    
• get on (well) with
  • Have a good relationship with.
    "Do you get on well with your colleagues?"
    
• get out
  • Spend some free time out of the house.
    "Her husband is very ill so she doesn't get out much."
    
  • Leave or go away.
    "We don't want you here. Get out!"
    
• get out of
  • Leave a place.
    "The window was closed. How did he get out of the house?"
    
  • Avoid doing something.
    "Some husbands manage to get out of doing any housework."
    
  • Receive; learn; gain from something.
    "What are you hoping to get out of the seminar?"
    
• get over
  • Recover from (illness, disappointment).
    "Charlie had the 'flu but he got over it."
    
• get rid of
  • Eliminate.
    "It's difficult to get rid of old habits."
    




• get round/around (to)
  • Finally do something.
    "He finally got round to tidying the garage."
    
• get together
  • Meet each other.
    "Let's get together for lunch one day next week."
    
• get up
  • Rise; leave bed.
    "Tony usually gets up at 7 o'clock."
    
• give away
  • Give something free of charrge.
    "The artist gave away most of his paintings."
    
  • Reveal something.
    "The names of the witnesses will not be given away."
    
• give back
  • Return something to its owner.
    "He promised to give back the book he borrowed."
    
• give in
  • accept defeat; surrender
    "The authorities refused to give in to the demands of the population."
    
• give over!
  • Stop doing something irritating
    "Give over complaining! It doesn't help at all!"
    
• give up
  • Stop doing something.
    "Sarah gave up smoking five years ago."
    
  • Admit defeat; capitulate.
    "Have you found the answer? No, I give up."
    
• gloss over
  • Treat something briefly (make it seem unimportant).
    "The director glossed over the recent drop in sales."
    
• go after
  • Pursue (an object or a goal).  
    "She went after her dream and is now an actress."
    
• go along (with)
  • Agree with; accept.  
    "Alex tends to go along with anything his wife says."
    
• go away
  • Leave a place.
    We decided to go away for a few days. 
    
  • Disappear; fade.
    "I've washed it twice but the stain still hasn't gone away."
    
• go back
  • Return.
    "Children go back to school after the holidays."
    
• go by
  • Pass.
    "A bus went by without stopping."
    "Time goes by so quickly!"
    
• go down
  • Decrease, reduce.
    "The price of property has gone down a bit."
    
• go down with
  • Become ill with an infectious disease.
    "The match will be difficult . Half of the team has gone down with the flu."
    
• go for
  • Try to gain or attain.
    "He trained hard and went for the gold medal."
    




• go in
  • Enter.
    "There's a nice restaurant. Let's go in and book a table for tonight." 
    
• go into
  • Go inside.
    "Go into the bakery and see if they sell croissants."
    
• go in for
  • Have something as an interest or hobby.
    "She doesn't really go in for sports."
    
• go off
  • Explode.
    "A bomb went off in a crowded restaurant"
    
  • Ring or make a loud noise.
    "The alarm clock was set to go off at 6 a.m."
    
  • Stop working
    "The heating has gone off. It's freezing!"
    
  • No longer be good to eat or drink.
    "The milk has gone off. Don't drink it."
    
  • No longer like or enjoy.
    "My grandmother has gone off crosswords."
    
• go on
  • Continue.
    "Sorry for interrupting. Please go on."
    
• go out
  • Leave one's home to attend a social event.
    "Many young people go out a lot."
    
• go out
  • Stop burning; be extinguished
    "The lights went out before we got to the door."
    
• go out
  • Be sent
    "The letter went out yesterday."
    
• go (out) with
  • Have someone as a boyfriend/girlfriend.
    "Is Julie going (out) with Tom?"
    
• go over
  • Review.
    "Please go over your answers before handing in your test."
    
• go through
  • Experience  or undergo something.
    "Pete went through a lot of pain after the accident."
    
  • Examine or study carefully.
    "I need time to go through the contract before I sign it."
    
• go through with
  • Proceed with something difficult.
    "Bill and Amy finally went through with the divorce."
    
• go up
  • Increase, rise.
    "According to the news report the price of petrol is likely to go up."
    
• go together/with
  • Match; look good or combine well with
    "The curtains don't go with the carpet."
    "The curtains and carpet don't go together."
    
• go without
  • Abstain from something; not have something.
    "I had to go without lunch to finish the report."
    "Camels can go without water for many days."
    
• grow up
• Spend one's childhood; become an adult.   
  "He grew up in a small village."
  "Don't be so childish. You need to grow up!"

Get (somebody) through (something): He got through the exams and got into college.

Get away: I thought I would never get away from that boring guy!

Get away with something: we all knew he was lying but he managed to get away with it.

Get back: when did you get back?

Get in: what time did you get in last night?

Get in (into): how did all of you manage to get into such a small car? The doors were closed and I couldn't get in.

Get off (something): to get to the museum you have to get off at fifth stop. What time do you usually get off work?

Get on: The bus was full so we couldn't get on.

Get on / along: how is she getting on in the marketing course?

Get on / along (with somebody): I and Susan get on with each other.

Get out: I got out of the car and went home.

Get out: Get out of my house!

Get out of something: I don't feel like going to her parents but I can't get out of it now.

Get over: It took him over two years to get over his wife's death.

Get over: There were many technical problems but they got over it.

Get round/around: We still have to get around the lack of resources.

Get somebody down: I hate autumn. It's always getting me down.

Get something back: Can I borrow this book? You'll get it back next week.

Get something down: Did you get her telephone number down?

Get through: I tried to contact her but I couldn't get through.

Get together (with somebody): Let's get together and talk about it.

Get up: Everyone got up as the president arrived.

Get up: Mike always gets up at 7 o'clock.

Give back: Please give me back my CDs.

Give in to somebody / something: She gave in to despair and refused to take medicine.

Give somebody away: The bride's father usually gives her away.

Give somebody/something away: He's so self-controlled that he never gives his true feelings away.

Give something away: Mary gave her old clothes away to poor people.

Give something out: Could you give out the leaflets to everyone?

Give up: Don't give up. There's still a chance.

Give up something: I gave up smoking two months ago.

Go ahead we can't go ahead with the project without him.

Go away: Leave me alone! Go away!

Go back: When are you going back to London?

Go by: As time went by, her fear grew more and more.

Go by: She was standing at the window and watching people go by.

Go down: Now, as the prices went down, I can afford this car.

Go down: The Titanic went down on her virgin voyage.

Go off: Two people died when a bomb went off in a shop.

Go off: All the lights went off when a thunderbolt hit the house.

Go on: Sorry for the interruption, please go on.

Go out: Mark doesn't go out much.

Go out: Let's go out for a walk.

Go out: The light went out as we sat for dinner.

Go out: Tom and Mary have been going out for seven years.

Go through something: During her marriage she went through hell with her husband.

Go together: In my opinion the dark shirt and this tie go together perfectly.

Go under: After being hit with a torpedo the ship went under in few minutes.

Go under: My Company went under and I was fired.

Go up: The price of bread has gone up again.

Go with something: White wine best goes with fish.

Go with something: Riots usually go with unnecessary bloodshed.

Go without: You'll have to go without bonus this month.

Grow up: Don't behave like a child! Grow up!