get and reason

to communicate with someone by phone, email, or message. I haven't spoken to my friend for weeks, so I need to contact her.

Get in touch with

to begin sleeping. I was so tired that I fell asleep very quickly.

Get to sleep

to meet friends or family socially. We're meeting at a café this weekend.

Get together

to make a mistake or misunderstand something. I misunderstood the answer in the test.

Get wrong

to improve or become more serious. After a few days, my cold improved. / The weather became even worse.

Get better / Get worse

to remove or throw something away. I don't need these old clothes anymore.

Get rid of

to become familiar with someone. I met my new classmates and started learning about them.

Get to know

to leave a place. We left the building quickly after the meeting.

Get out

to return to a place. I came home late last night.

Get back

to enter a car, taxi, or other vehicle. She entered the taxi and left.

Get in

to leave your bed or stand up after sleeping. I woke up at seven and left my bed.

Get up

to leave a bus, train, plane, or bicycle. We left the bus at the next stop.

Get off

to be unable to find your way. We couldn't find the right street.

Get lost

to be delayed because of traffic or another problem. I arrived late because traffic stopped me.

Get held up

used when someone has been waiting for you. Your friend has been waiting outside for fifteen minutes.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

a formal way to say sorry. You are writing an email after making a mistake.

I apologise.

used to tell someone that everything is okay. Someone apologises for being a little late.

Don't worry.

used when your transport arrived late. You missed the meeting because your train was late.

My ___ was delayed.

used when your transport did not happen. You couldn't travel because the flight was cancelled.

My ___ got cancelled.

used to say you will arrive as quickly as you can. You are stuck in traffic but still coming.

I'll be there as soon as possible.

used to admit you did something incorrectly. You wrote the wrong answer in your homework.

I made a mistake.

used to accept responsibility. The problem happened because of something you did.

It was my fault.