Phrasal Verbs/G
Phrasal verbs beginning with G. Select a phrasal verb for more details.gather around
If people gather around, they form a group or a small crowd around something or someone.
get across
to communicate something or make something understood by others
get ahead
If you get ahead, you make progress in your career.
get along
If two people get along, they like each other and are friendly.
get around (1)
to move from place to place
get around (2)
to find a way of avoiding something
get at (1)
to get hold of something
get at (2)
to mean or to imply something
get away
to leave a place
get away with
to do something illegal or immoral and not get caught or punished
get back (1)
to return to a place
get back (2)
If you get something back, it is returned to you after you've lent it, lost it, or had it stolen.
get by
to have just enough of something, like money, knowledge or skills, to do what you want to do
get down (1)
to move close to the ground, or to move from a higher position to a lower position
get down (2)
to quickly write something, often so as not to forget it
get down (3)
to manage to swallow something that isn't easy to swallow
get in (1)
to enter a place or a vehicle
get in (2)
If a train or plane gets in, it arrives at its destination.
get in (3)
to submit or send something like a document, a form or a report
get into (1)
If you get into something like a university, a team, a club, etc., you have succeeded in joining it.
get into (2)
to become interested in something or focussed on something
get off (1)
to leave a means of transport such as a bus or a train
get off (2)
to finish work, or have a break from work
get on (1)
to step onto a bus, train, ship, etc.
get on (2)
If two people get on, they have a good relationship and are friendly.
get out (1)
to move out of an enclosed space, such as a building or a car
get out (2)
If you get something out, you remove it from whatever it's in.
get out of (1)
If you get out of doing something that you don't want to do, you find a way to avoid doing it, such as by making up an excuse.
get out of (2)
to take off clothes because they're uncomfortable or inappropriate
get over
to recover from something like an illness or a shock
get through (1)
to complete a task
get through (2)
If you get through something, you use or eat all of it.
get through (3)
to reach the person you want to talk to when making a telephone call
get together
to meet and spend time together
get up (1)
to get out of bed after having been asleep
get up (2)
to stand up or to get to one's feet
give away
If you give away something, you give it to someone without expecting anything in return.
give back
If you give something back, you return it to whoever you got it from.
give in
If somebody gives in, they stop trying to do something like win a game, a fight or an argument.
give off
to produce something like a smell, a gas, heat or light
give out
If you give something out, you distribute it to many people, usually by hand.
give up (1)
If you give up, you stop trying to do something because it's too hard or because it can't be done.
give up (2)
If you give up something, you stop doing it because it's bad for you.
go about
to do something in a certain way, or to deal with something in a certain way
go after (1)
to chase and try to catch someone or something
go after (2) INFORMAL
to try to get something
go against
to oppose, or disagree with, something or somebody
go ahead
to start doing something, or to continue doing something, usually after being given permission or encouragement to do so
go along with
to agree with someone or to support something
go around (1)
to act or dress in a certain way
go around (2)
to be enough for everyone
go away (1)
to leave or go to another place
go away (2)
to stop existing, or to stop being noticeable
go back
to return to a place, a person, a condition, etc.
go beyond
to be more than, better than, more advanced than, etc.
go by
to move past (in space), or pass (in time)
go down (1)
to become less
go down (2)
to be received in a certain way, or to create a certain reaction
go down (3)
When the sun or the moon goes down, it gets lower and lower in the sky until it disappears below the horizon.
go down (4)
to be remembered or recorded in some way
go for (1) INFORMAL
to try to get something or achieve something
go for (2) INFORMAL
to like a particular type of person, product, style, experience, etc.
go for (3)
to physically attack a person or an animal
go for (4)
to be sold for a certain amount of money
go into
to talk about or discuss something in detail
go off (1)
If something goes off, it stops working because of a power cut.
go off (2)
If a bomb or a firework goes off, it explodes.
go off (3)
If foods or drinks go off, they go bad and aren't safe to eat or drink.
go on (1)
to happen
go on (2)
to keep happening as before, or to keep doing something
go on (3)
If something like a light or a heater goes on, it starts operating.
go on (4)
to talk for too long, or talk in such a way that it annoys or bores people
go on (5)
used when encouraging someone to do something
go out
to leave your home and go somewhere for enjoyment or entertainment
go over (1)
to look carefully at something like a report, essay, document, etc. to check for mistakes or to make improvements
go over (2)
to review something, or look at it again, in order to learn or memorize it
go over (3)
to cause a reaction of some sort, especially from an audience
go through (1)
to look through a collection of things like documents, books, clothes, etc. to find something or to sort them out
go through (2)
to live through a bad time or a difficult situation
go together (1)
If two things go together, they look good together or they harmonize.
go together (2)
to happen together, or to often occur at the same time
go under
If a company goes under, it goes out of business and closes down.
go up
If something like a price or a rate goes up, it becomes higher.
go with
If one thing goes with another, they look good together or seems to work well together.
go without
to not have something that you used to have because conditions have changed and it's no longer available or affordable
grow on
If something grows on you, you gradually start to like it, even though you didn't like it much at first.
grow out of
If you grow out of something, you become too big for it or too old for it.
grow up
to change from being a child to being an adult, or from being an immature adult to being a mature adult