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Unit 02
Get, Go & Come
get over, go on, come across…
Three Very Productive Verbs
Get, go and come form more phrasal verbs than almost any other verbs, and you will hear them every day. The same verb can have completely different meanings depending on the particle, so always learn the whole phrase with an example.
Phrasal Verbs with GET
| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| get up | to rise from bed | I usually get up at seven. |
| get on / get along (with) | to have a friendly relationship | She gets on well with her colleagues. |
| get over | to recover from an illness or a bad experience | It took him months to get over the breakup. |
| get by | to manage with limited money or knowledge | My Spanish is just enough to get by. |
| get away with | to do something wrong without being punished | He cheated in the exam and got away with it. |
| get back | to return home or to a place | We got back from Antalya late at night. |
| get through | to survive a difficult period; to reach someone by phone | We'll get through this together. |
| get across | to make an idea understood | He couldn't get his point across. |
Phrasal Verbs with GO
| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| go on | to continue; to happen | Please go on — I'm listening. / What's going on? |
| go out | to leave home for social activities; (light or fire) to stop burning | We go out every Friday. / The lights suddenly went out. |
| go off | (alarm) to ring; (bomb) to explode; (food) to go bad | My alarm went off at six. / The milk has gone off. |
| go through | to experience something difficult; to examine carefully | She went through a hard time last year. |
| go over | to review or check | Let's go over the answers together. |
| go up / go down | to increase / to decrease | Prices went up again this month. |
| go for | to choose; to try to achieve | I'll go for the chicken. / You should go for it! |
| go ahead | to start or continue; to proceed | "Can I ask a question?" "Sure, go ahead." |
Phrasal Verbs with COME
| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| come across | to find or meet by chance | I came across an old letter in the drawer. |
| come up | (a topic) to be mentioned; (a problem) to happen unexpectedly | Your name came up in the meeting. |
| come up with | to think of an idea or plan | She came up with a brilliant solution. |
| come back | to return to a place where you were before | When are you coming back? |
| come out | to be published or released; to become known | Her new album comes out next week. |
| come along | to go somewhere with someone; to make progress | We're going to the cinema — do you want to come along? |
| come over | to visit someone's home | Why don't you come over for dinner? |
| come down with | to become ill with a minor illness | I think I'm coming down with a cold. |
Watch Out
- Get on has two common meanings: get on a bus (binmek) and get on with someone (iyi geçinmek).
- Go off is used for alarms, bombs and food — the context decides the meaning. Lights and fires go out.
- Come up with is three-part and inseparable: come up with an idea, never
come up an idea with.
Annotated Examples
Subject
Verb
Auxiliary
Object
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
Hover over any word to see its role.
subjectIverbcame acrossobjectan old photoadverbyesterday.
↳ come across = find by chance (inseparable).
subjectSheverbhas finally got overobjectthe flu.
↳ get over = recover from.
subjectThe milkverbhas gone off.
↳ go off (food) = go bad.
Common Mistakes
I came across with an old friend.
→
I came across an old friend.
Come across takes a direct object — no with.
She came up a great idea.
→
She came up with a great idea.
come up with + idea.
I get on well her.
→
I get on well with her.
get on / get along + with + person.
He got over from the illness.
→
He got over the illness.
Get over + object, no from.
My alarm went out at six.
→
My alarm went off at six.
An alarm goes off; a light goes out.