get

recibir, conseguir, obtener

Recibir algo o conseguirlo comprándolo, encontrándolo o pidiéndolo.

En inglés sencillo: To receive something or obtain it by buying, finding, or asking for it.

• Did you get my message?
• I got a new coat yesterday.
• She gets money from her parents every month.

Cómo se usa: get something from someone (I got a letter from my aunt.); get someone something (Can you get me a glass of water?)

Sinónimos: receive, obtain, acquire

Antónimos: give

Expresiones frecuentes: get a job, get something, get a message

ponerse, volverse

Pasar a estar en un estado distinto, por ejemplo enfermarse.

En inglés sencillo: To begin to be in a different state or condition, including becoming ill.

• I get hungry after swimming.
• Her headache got worse.
• It is getting cold outside.

Cómo se usa: get + adjective (The days are getting shorter.)

Sinónimos: become

Expresiones frecuentes: get tired, get better, get sick, get ready

ser

Ante un participio pasado, indica que alguien o algo recibe una acción.

En inglés sencillo: Used before a past participle to show that something happens to someone or something.

• Do you get paid weekly?
• She got invited to the wedding.
• The windows got broken during the storm.

Cómo se usa: get + past participle (My bike got stolen.); get + past participle + by someone/something (He got hit by a falling branch.)

Sinónimos: be

Expresiones frecuentes: get paid, get hurt, get caught

entender, captar

Entender lo que alguien quiere decir o por qué algo resulta gracioso o importante.

En inglés sencillo: To understand what someone means or why something is funny or important.

• I get your point.
• She did not get the joke.
• Do you get what I mean?

Sinónimos: understand, follow

Expresiones frecuentes: get the joke, get the point, get it