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What are the meanings of these phrasal verbs with 'get'?



 
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What are the meanings of these phrasal verbs with 'get'? Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:16 am  What are the meanings of these phrasal verbs with 'get'?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #235 "Phrasal Verbs and Traveling", question 3

Sally is wondering what time her husband's plane .......... The plane was delayed in Colorado due to a blizzard.

(a) gets up
(b) gets in
(c) get away
(d) get on

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #235 "Phrasal Verbs and Traveling", answer 3

Sally is wondering what time her husband's plane gets in. The plane was delayed in Colorado due to a blizzard.

Correct answer: (b) gets in
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What are the meanings of these phrasal verbs with 'get'? Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:56 am  What are the meanings of these phrasal verbs with 'get'?
 

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Get in = arrive.

Get up = arise
Get away = escape
Get on = progress; board; relate socially

Get in is the appropriate choice for the test sentence.
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