get

もらう、手に入れる

何かをもらう、または買う、見つける、頼むなどして手に入れる。

やさしい英語で： 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.

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

類義語： receive, obtain, acquire

反対語： give

よく使う表現： get a job, get something, get a message

なる

病気になるなど、それまでと違う状態になる。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： get + adjective (The days are getting shorter.)

類義語： become

よく使う表現： get tired, get better, get sick, get ready

される

動詞の過去分詞の前で、人や物が何かをされることを表す。

やさしい英語で： 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.

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

類義語： be

よく使う表現： get paid, get hurt, get caught

分かる、理解する

相手の言いたいことや、何かが面白い、重要だという理由が分かる。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： understand, follow

よく使う表現： get the joke, get the point, get it