구동시 시리즈 #4

English Mechanism

구동시 시리즈 #4 – GET

slowblooms 2025. 11. 4. 06:49

🌿 Phrasal Verb Series #4 – GET

Thinking in English: The Language of Change and Arrival

“Get” is one of the most dynamic verbs in English.
It doesn’t stay still — it moves, transforms, reaches, and becomes.

That’s why native speakers use “get” almost everywhere:
not for grammar, but for life in motion.

💫 1️⃣ get up

When you get up, you rise — from bed, from comfort, from stillness.

Examples

I got up at 7 a.m. 🌅
It’s time to get up and move forward.

👉 Feel it: “get up” is not just standing — it’s starting again.

🌱 2️⃣ get along (with)

To get along means to coexist smoothly — with others, or with life itself.

Examples

They get along very well. 💬
I hope we can get along despite our differences.

👉 Feel it: “get along” carries harmony — not perfection, but flow.

🌿 3️⃣ get over

To get over means to recover — from illness, pain, or disappointment.

Examples

It took her months to get over the breakup. 💔
I finally got over my cold.

👉 Feel it: “get over” = climbing beyond what once held you down.

🌸 4️⃣ get through

To get through means to survive, complete, or communicate successfully.

Examples

We got through the tough times together. 🤝
I finally got through to him — he understood.

👉 Feel it: “get through” is persistence — moving through obstacles, not around them.

💫 5️⃣ get across

To get across means to make yourself understood — to deliver meaning clearly.

Examples

He’s good at getting his ideas across.
Sometimes feelings don’t get across easily. 💭

👉 Feel it: “get across” is crossing a bridge of understanding — from mind to mind.

🌾 6️⃣ get back

To get back means to return — physically or emotionally.

Examples

When did you get back from Paris?
I can’t wait to get back to my old self.

👉 Feel it: “get back” is restoration — finding your way home.

🌊 7️⃣ get into

To get into means to enter — a place, a mood, or a topic.

Examples

She got into Harvard. 🎓
I’m really getting into photography these days. 📸

👉 Feel it: “get into” is immersion — not just entry, but emotional involvement.

🌻 8️⃣ get out (of)

To get out is to escape or to leave — a place, a habit, or a feeling.

Examples

Let’s get out of here.
He finally got out of debt. 💵

👉 Feel it: “get out” is release — stepping away from confinement.

🌼 9️⃣ get ahead

To get ahead is to progress — in work, in goals, in life.

Examples

She worked hard to get ahead in her career. 💼
Don’t rush — you’ll get ahead in your own time.

👉 Feel it: “get ahead” means movement with purpose — growth over speed.

🌷 10️⃣ get by

To get by means to survive — with just enough.

Examples

Things are tough, but we’ll get by. 🌿
He doesn’t earn much, but he gets by.

👉 Feel it: “get by” carries quiet resilience — “I have just enough to keep going.”

🌿 Closing Thought

“To get is to reach — but not always to arrive.
It’s to move, to change, to grow — step by step.” 🌱

“Get” reminds us that language, like life, is not about possession —
but about movement and becoming.