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.