DictionarygetReaching a place
verb

get

Reach a place or position.

We get to the station before the morning rush.

Etymology

The older verb concerns obtaining. Applied to movement, get treats a destination as a position attained, giving the sense of reaching it.

More examples

  • What time did you get home?
  • She got as far as the bridge.
  • They finally got to the summit.

Forms

get · gets · got · gotten · getting

Similar words

reach
Takes the destination directly, without to.