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Go Away<\/h1>\n

When I was a child, I lived on a ranch, a place to raise animals for food. Sometimes I heard my father say, \u201cGo on! Get!\u201d He said, \u201cGo on! Get!\u201d because wild animals sometimes tried to eat the animals my father raised. He wanted the wild animals to go away, so he said, \u201cGo on! Get!\u201d very loudly to scare them.<\/p>\n

A Specific Meaning<\/h1>\n

This story has an example of a very specific use of \u201cget\u201d<\/a> as a main verb.<\/a> We can only use this meaning in a specific way and in specific contexts. Keep reading to learn more about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet\u201d = \u201cMove\/go\u201d<\/h1>\n

Sometimes you have a reason to tell an animal or another person to go or move away from you. Maybe there is a lot of danger. Maybe the animal is wild, like the animals my father had to scare away. In these cases, English speakers will use the command \u201cgo on! Get!\u201d Or we might just say \u201cGet!\u201d It just means \u201cmove away from here now.\u201d<\/p>\n

He wanted the wild animals to go away, so he said, \u201cGo on! Get!\u201d = He wanted the wild animals to go away, so he said, \u201cGo on! Move\/go away from here now!\u201d<\/p>\n

Special Note<\/h1>\n

This use of \u201cget\u201d is very informal. Do not tell your boss or colleague to \u201cget!\u201d<\/p>\n

Your Turn<\/h1>\n

this meaning is a little more difficult to practice. But please try. Have you ever told someone or an animal to \u201cget?\u201d Leave a comment below to tell me about the situation. Do you have a command like this in your language? Leave another comment to tell me about how you use it.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Go Away When I was a child, I lived on a ranch, a place to raise animals for food. Sometimes I heard my father say, \u201cGo on! Get!\u201d He said, \u201cGo on! Get!\u201d because wild animals sometimes tried to eat the animals my father raised. He wanted the wild animals to go away, so he
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“Get” Means “Move\/go Away”<\/a><\/blockquote>