get to
phr. v.. A1 Beginner Oxford
phr. v.. To arrive at or reach a place.
phr. v.. To arrive at or reach a specific destination. This transitive phrasal verb is inseparable.
We get to the office at nine.
What time does your train get to London?
After a long and difficult journey through the mountains, the explorers finally got to the hidden temple just as the sun was setting.
- Particles
- to
- Separability
- inseparable
- Pattern
- get + to + object
Usage
This phrase is almost always followed by a noun that is a place or destination.
Teaching tip
Contrast 'get to' (common, informal) with 'arrive at/in' (more formal); 'get to' is one of the most frequent ways to express arrival in spoken English.
Pitfall
I get the school at 8.I get to the school at 8.The preposition 'to' is necessary to mean 'arrive at'; 'get' by itself means 'receive' or 'obtain'.