phrasal verb · neutral
get to
UK/ɡet tuː/US/ɡet tu/GET
speakingtask2
to arrive at a place; also to have the opportunity or permission to do something
Examples
“I finally got to the museum after a long journey.”
“She gets to work from home twice a week.”
“If I win the grant, I will get to study abroad next year.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although flights were delayed, I still managed to get to the conference on time and summarise the main points during the first session.”
Collocations
- get to + place
- get to + verb (do sth)
Word family
get verbget to (do sth) phrasal verb
Common mistakes
I got Paris yesterday.→I got to Paris yesterday.
I get to know many people last year.→I got to know many people last year.
Say it for a higher band
5reach→6arrive→7+get to
Synonyms
reach
Related words
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