Meanings (ES + gloss)
recibir
To receive.
He got a severe reprimand for that.
I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
traer
To fetch, bring, take.
Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?
I need to get this to the office.
convertirse en • ponerse • volverse
To become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).
I'm getting hungry; how about you?
Near-synonyms: become, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax
hacer volverse
To cause to become; to bring about.
I'll get this finished by lunchtime.
That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.
hacer que
To cause to do.
I can't get it to work.
Somehow she got him to agree to it.
llegar • ponerse
To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
The actors are getting into position.
When are we going to get to London?
agarrar • tomar
To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
I normally get the 7:45 train.
I'll get the 9 a.m. [flight] to Boston.
captar • guipar • pillar
To understand. (compare get it)
I don't get what you mean by "fun". This place sucks!
Yeah, I get it, it's just not funny.
atrapar
To catch out, trick successfully.
He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time.
Phrases
GettrI got 2 phonesa closed mouth doesn't get feda lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots onbegetcould I get the billcould not get elected dogcatchercould we get the billforgetget a charge out ofget a dog up youget a look inget a sad onget a word in edgewaysget a word in edgewiseget aboutget above oneselfget acrossget across toget actionget afterget ahead of oneselfget alongget aroundget around toget atget awayget away withget away with youget backget back on the horseget back toget behindget betterget beyondget byget cold feetget doneget downget down on