Uses of get

I'm afraid I don't get the problem at all. "I don't get" means...

• I don't have

• I don't understand

• I don't want

How many children have you got? "Have you got" can be replaced with...

• do you have

• do you want

• are there

I think it's time for us to get out of the shipping business. "Get out" means...

• receive

• leave

• meet

What are you trying to get at? "Get at" means...

• have

• tell

• say

Let's get together soon! "Get together" means

• see each other

• do something

• either is right

They have to get serious about their work. "Get serious" means they...

• must work harder

• must get to work early

• must stop smiling at work

Could you get the paper for me? "Get" means...

• pick up

• exit

• leave

How long did it take you to get over the flu? "To get over" means...

• be accepted

• turn

• recover from

I got home at 7:00. got home means...

• arrived

• became

• bring

I'm going to get a new computer. means...

• buy

• become

• arrive