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get (EN)
sögn, Nafnorð

sögn “get”

nafnháttur get; hann gets; þátíð got; lh. þt. got, gotten uk; nhm. getting
  1. að fá
    She got a lovely bouquet of flowers from her friend.
  2. að öðlast
    I went to the store and got a new phone.
  3. að sækja, færa
    Could you get me a glass of water from the kitchen?
  4. að verða (breytast í ástand eða skilyrði)
    As the sun set, she got tired and decided to head home.
  5. að láta (gera eitthvað eða einhvern breytast í ástand eða skilyrði)
    The surprise party got her really excited for her birthday.
  6. að sannfæra
    He managed to get his friend to help him move on Saturday.
  7. að fá (fá einhvern til að færa sig á stað)
    She got the tiny dog into the bag by giving it a treat.
  8. að komast (færa sig í ákveðna stöðu, stað eða ástand)
    After the lunch break, the students quickly got back to their seats for the next lesson.
  9. að ferðast (ferðast ákveðna vegalengd)
    We got ten kilometers before the car broke down.
  10. að hefja (hefja aðgerð eða starfsemi)
    You need to get working on your homework if you want to finish before dinner.
  11. að nota samgöngumáta sem fer eftir áætlun
    "Which bus do you get?" "I usually get the 3:30 bus."
  12. að svara (svara símtali eða dyrahringing)
    I was in the shower when the doorbell rang, so I yelled for my roommate to get it.
  13. að fá tækifæri (fá tækifæri til að gera eitthvað)
    She gets to travel to Paris next month for work.
  14. að skilja (skilja eða grípa hugtak)
    After explaining the joke several times, she finally said, "Oh, now I get what you mean!"
  15. að fá (fá athugasemd eða skoðun frá öðrum)
    "You kind of look like George Clooney" "Yeah, I get that a lot."
  16. að vera (óformleg þolmynd)
    She got stung by a bee.
  17. að smitast (smitast af sjúkdómi)
    She got the flu after her trip to the crowded theme park.
  18. að blekkja
    She got me good with her April Fool's joke—I totally believed she had won the lottery.
  19. að rugla (rugla eða flækja fyrir einhverjum)
    The riddle was so tricky it completely got me; I couldn't figure out the answer at all.
  20. að hafa sem svar á prófi
    After checking the manual, I finally got the correct code to reset the alarm system.
  21. að handtaka
    After years on the run, the detective got the fugitive.
  22. að heyra (heyra og skilja fullkomlega hvað er sagt)
    The music was so loud at the party that I couldn't get what you were saying.
  23. að útrýma (útrýma eða drepa)
    The mob boss ordered his henchman to get the traitor before he could testify.
  24. að mæla (taka mælingu á einhverju)
    Can you get the width of the table before we buy the tablecloth?
  25. að fá (fá einhvern til að hlæja, vekja hlátur)
    This joke always gets me.

Nafnorð “get”

eintala get, fleirtala gets
  1. afkvæmi
    The farmer proudly referred to the newborn calf as his prized cow's latest get.