get

recevoir, obtenir

Recevoir quelque chose ou l’obtenir en l’achetant, en le trouvant ou en le demandant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : get something from someone (I got a letter from my aunt.); get someone something (Can you get me a glass of water?)

Synonymes : receive, obtain, acquire

Contraires : give

Expressions courantes : get a job, get something, get a message

devenir

Passer à un autre état, par exemple devenir malade.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : get + adjective (The days are getting shorter.)

Synonymes : become

Expressions courantes : get tired, get better, get sick, get ready

être

Devant un participe passé, indique qu’une personne ou une chose subit une action.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : get + past participle (My bike got stolen.); get + past participle + by someone/something (He got hit by a falling branch.)

Synonymes : be

Expressions courantes : get paid, get hurt, get caught

comprendre, saisir

Comprendre ce que quelqu’un veut dire ou pourquoi une chose est drôle ou importante.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : understand, follow

Expressions courantes : get the joke, get the point, get it