collocation · neutral
get to know
UK/ɡet tə nəʊ/US/ɡet tə noʊ/get·to·KNOW
Band 4-5speakingtask2
become acquainted with someone; learn more about someone's character
Examples
“It took me a while to get to know my new neighbours.”
“You should spend time together to get to know each other.”
“I want to get to know the city before I choose where to live.”
Band 8 sentence
“I prefer spending time chatting and doing activities together so I can really get to know someone, not just meet them briefly.”
Collocations
- get to know someone better
- get to know a place
Word family
get to know (someone) verb phrasegetting to know gerundgot to know verb (past)
Common mistakes
get know→get to know
know someone from the start→know someone / get to know someone
Say it for a higher band
5know→6meet→7+get to know
Synonyms
become acquainted with
Easily confused
meet
“I met him at a conference last year.”
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