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What does it mean to 'get back to' someone?
What does it mean to 'get back to' someone?
- To become close to someone
- To return to a previous topic
- To criticize someone
- To return to a person (correct)
Which phrase means to avoid doing something?
Which phrase means to avoid doing something?
- Get in touch with
- Get up to no good
- Get over sth
- Get out of doing (correct)
What does it mean to 'get over' something?
What does it mean to 'get over' something?
- To recover from an injury (correct)
- To become angry
- To pass a test
- To connect with someone
What does the phrase 'get in touch with' imply?
What does the phrase 'get in touch with' imply?
Which phrase means to persuade someone?
Which phrase means to persuade someone?
Flashcards
Get married
Get married
To marry someone
Get back to
Get back to
To return to a place or situation
Get past
Get past
To go beyond or overcome something (an obstacle)
Get started
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Get over (an injury/problem)
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Study Notes
Verb "Get" - English and German Equivalent
- Get this! - (English) -Listen to this! (German)
- (not) get on well - (English) - haven't got a good relationship (German) - eine/keine gute Beziehung haben
- get married - (English)- marry (German) - heiraten
- get back to - (English)- return (German) - zurückkehren
- get past - (English) - pass sth/someone (an obstacle) (German)- an jem. vorbeikommen
- get close to so. - (English) - become close (German) - jmd. näher kennenlernen
- get together - (English) - be reunited/get together, be reunited (German) - sich vereinigen, zusammenkommen
- got to so. - (English) - reach something (German) - jem. erreichen
- (Let's) get started. - (English) - begin (German) - beginnen
"Get" in Various Contexts (Advanced Usage)
- get out - (English) - get published, made public (German) - veröffentlichen, rauskommen
- get out of doing -(English) - avoid (German) - entkommen, davonkommen ohne
- get out of the way - (English) - step out of the way (German)- Geh aus dem Weg.
- get at somebody - (English) - criticize (German) - kritisieren
- get at something - (English) - trying to say, what are you getting at? (German) - etwas damit sagen wollen
- get at something - (English) - reach, get to something (German)- zu etwas gelangen, erreichen
- get over sth (injury) - (English)- recover (German) - sich erholen
- get one's point over -(English) - explain (German) - erklären
- can't get over smth - (English) - realize, I can't get over how much... (German) - nicht glauben
- get up to - (English) - reach something, get up to p. 55 (German) - kommen, erreichen
- get up to no good - (English) - behave suspiciously (German) - sich verdächtig verhalten
- get up at - (English) - get out of bed (from bed) (German) - aufstehen (not "aufwachen"! )
- get through to sbd. - (English) - connect to someone over a phone (German) - sich mit jmd. verbinden, erreichen
- get through - (English) - pass sth (an exam) (German) - etw. bestehen, z.Bsp. eine Prüfung
- get through (loads of money) - (English) - spend (German) - ausgeben
- get round sbd. - (English) - persuade somebody (German) - überzeugen, überreden
- get round to -ing - (English) - to get to do it (German) - dazu gekommen, to get around to -ing
- get round to smth. - (English) - solve (a problem) (German) - etw. lösen
- get on with - (English) - How good is your relationship? (German) - auskommen
- have got to do -(English) - have to (German) - müssen
- get in touch with - (English) - contact (German) - kontaktieren
- get angry - (English) - Become angry (German) - wütend werden
- get on your nerves -(English) - annoy someone (German)- jemand nerven
- get your hair cut - (English)- let your hair cut (German) - Haare schneiden lassen
- getting better -(English) - improve (German) - verbessern
- getting old - (English) - age (German) - altern/alt werden
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