You can use get to talk about the progress that you are making. For example, if you say that you are getting somewhere, you mean that you are making progress, and if you say that something won't get you anywhere, you mean it will not help you to progress at all.

"get" is one of the most common verbs in English, and the many meanings may be confusing for language learners. The following table indicates some of the different constructions found, along with the most common meanings of each:

Origin of Get From Middle English geten, from Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic getaną (compare Old English ġietan, Old High German pi-gezzan 'to uphold', Gothic bi-gitan 'to find, discover'), from Proto-Indo-European gʰend- 'to seize'.

Take vengeance on or get even "We'll get them!"; "This time I got him"; - pay back, pay off, fix [informal] Be subject to a specified treatment or analysis "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions "; - receive, find, obtain Acquire as a result of some effort or action "You cannot get water out of a stone "; "Where did she get The news ...

To learn more about the differences between the GET and sales tax, please see Tax Facts 37-1, General Excise Tax (GET). The Legislature also authorized county governments to adopt a county surcharge on state GET at the 4% rate.