get at

meinen, andeuten

Versuchen, einen Gedanken auszudrücken, oft ohne ihn direkt auszusprechen.

In einfachem Englisch: To try to express an idea, often without saying it directly.

• What are you getting at?
• I finally understood what she was getting at.
• Are you getting at the need for more staff?

So benutzt man es: what someone is getting at (I understand what you are getting at.)

Synonyme: mean, imply, suggest

Häufige Wendungen: get at something, trying to get at

herankommen an, Zugang bekommen zu

Etwas erreichen, sodass man es benutzen, berühren oder nehmen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: To reach something so you can use, touch, or take it.

• I cannot get at my money.
• She moved the chair to get at the shelf.
• Can the children get at these medicines?

So benutzt man es: get at something (Can you get at the box behind the sofa?)

Synonyme: access, reach

Häufige Wendungen: get at something, get at the money

herausfinden, aufdecken

Durch sorgfältige Untersuchung die Wahrheit oder die Ursache von etwas herausfinden.

In einfachem Englisch: To discover the truth or cause of something by examining it carefully.

• We must get at the truth.
• The study got at the cause of the problem.
• These questions help us get at what really happened.

So benutzt man es: get at something (We need better evidence to get at the truth.)

Synonyme: discover, uncover, establish

Häufige Wendungen: get at the truth, get at the cause

angreifen, herumhacken auf

Jemanden angreifen, kritisieren oder immer wieder belästigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To attack, criticize, or keep bothering someone.

• Stop getting at me.
• Her boss got at her about every small mistake.
• The dog tried to get at the stranger through the fence.

So benutzt man es: get at someone (The newspapers keep getting at the coach.)

Synonyme: attack, pick on, bother

Häufige Wendungen: get at someone, always get at someone

bestechen, einschüchtern

Jemanden durch Drohungen oder Geldangebote zu unehrlichem Verhalten bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone act dishonestly by threatening them or offering them money.

• They tried to get at the jury.
• The witness had been got at and changed his story.
• Police feared the gang would get at the judge.

So benutzt man es: get at someone (Someone had got at the witness before the trial.)

Synonyme: bribe, intimidate, corrupt

Häufige Wendungen: get at a witness, get at the jury

sich machen an, anfangen

Mit einer Aufgabe anfangen oder beginnen, sich mit einem Problem zu beschäftigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To start working on a task or dealing with a problem.

• Let us get at it.
• She got at the paperwork after lunch.
• We need to get at this job today.

So benutzt man es: get at something (We should get at the repairs before winter.)

Synonyme: start, begin, get down to

Gegenteile: stop

Häufige Wendungen: get at it, get at the work