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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.


SIMPLE

We get to the office at nine.

CONTEXTUAL

What time does your train get to London?

COMPLEX

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'.

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