Get-in-car meaning in English
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Definition
to get in a car: to enter a car, to sit down in a car
Examples
- "Get in! Sorry for the smell."
- "Come on, get in, crazy doctor!"
- "Get in the car and I'll take you to the school."
- "Get in the car. Susie : Oh, uh, ok."
- "Horatio : Get in the van!"
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with the correct phrasal verbs from the scene you just heard. Remember to conjugate the verbs correctly.
A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition, adverb or adjective. Example: I walked out of the office for some fresh air.
This phrasal verb means to "enter" or "board" a vehicle other than a car. "Edward the bus every morning at 8 am near his home." (2 words)
This phrasal verb means the opposite: it means to "exit" or "descend" from a vehicle other than a car. (Not used in this scene) "Edward the bus every afternoon close to the Delavigne offices." (2 words)
This phrasal verb means to start or begin a journey or voyage. "Edward for work at around 8 am this morning, but arrived around 11 am." (2 words)
These two phrasal verbs are antonyms. One means to "stop sleeping" and the other is to "begin sleeping". (2 words each)
I usually at 6 am in the morning and drink my coffee.
At night, I usually around 1 am in front of the television.
A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition, adverb or adjective. Example: I walked out of the office for some fresh air.
This phrasal verb means to "enter" or "board" a vehicle other than a car. "Edward the bus every morning at 8 am near his home." (2 words)
This phrasal verb means the opposite: it means to "exit" or "descend" from a vehicle other than a car. (Not used in this scene) "Edward the bus every afternoon close to the Delavigne offices." (2 words)
This phrasal verb means to start or begin a journey or voyage. "Edward for work at around 8 am this morning, but arrived around 11 am." (2 words)
These two phrasal verbs are antonyms. One means to "stop sleeping" and the other is to "begin sleeping". (2 words each)
I usually at 6 am in the morning and drink my coffee.
At night, I usually around 1 am in front of the television.
Fill in the blanks below with the correct phrasal verbs from the scene you just heard. Remember to conjugate the verbs correctly.
A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition, adverb or adjective. Example: I walked out of the office for some fresh air.
This phrasal verb means to "enter" or "board" a vehicle other than a car. "Edward gets on 1 the bus every morning at 8 am near his home." (2 words)
This phrasal verb means the opposite: it means to "exit" or "descend" from a vehicle other than a car. (Not used in this scene) "Edward gets off 2 the bus every afternoon close to the Delavigne offices." (2 words)
This phrasal verb means to start or begin a journey or voyage. "Edward [not done] set off 3 for work at around 8 am this morning, but arrived around 11 am." (2 words)
These two phrasal verbs are antonyms. One means to "stop sleeping" and the other is to "begin sleeping". (2 words each)
I usually wake up 4 at 6 am in the morning and drink my coffee.
At night, I usually [not done] fall asleep 5 around 1 am in front of the television.
A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition, adverb or adjective. Example: I walked out of the office for some fresh air.
This phrasal verb means to "enter" or "board" a vehicle other than a car. "Edward gets on 1 the bus every morning at 8 am near his home." (2 words)
This phrasal verb means the opposite: it means to "exit" or "descend" from a vehicle other than a car. (Not used in this scene) "Edward gets off 2 the bus every afternoon close to the Delavigne offices." (2 words)
This phrasal verb means to start or begin a journey or voyage. "Edward [not done] set off 3 for work at around 8 am this morning, but arrived around 11 am." (2 words)
These two phrasal verbs are antonyms. One means to "stop sleeping" and the other is to "begin sleeping". (2 words each)
I usually wake up 4 at 6 am in the morning and drink my coffee.
At night, I usually [not done] fall asleep 5 around 1 am in front of the television.
1 gets on: To "get on (a bus)" is to enter or board a bus. Edward sings that he "got on the bus" like he does each day. Note that you "get on" a bus, a plane, a boat, a horse, a bike, but you "get in" a car! We use the simple present tense here because this is a regular or habitual action.
2 gets off: To "get off (the bus)" is to exit or step out of it. Note that you "get off" a bus, plane, boat, horse, bike, but you "get out of" a car! We use the simple present tense here because this is a regular or habitual action.
3 set off: To "set off (on a journey) is to begin or embark on a journey or trip, or simply to depart. In his song, Edward sings that the 'bus set off and we were on our way".
4 wake up: "To wake up" is to end one's sleep due to an alarm, a noise, sunlight, etc. The verb "to wake" is irregular: wake/woke or waked/ woken or waked. We use the simple present tense in this sentence because it is a regular or habitual action. Edward sings that he "woke up" on the bus after missing his stop.
5 fall asleep: To "fall asleep" is to go to sleep (to change from a waking to a sleeping state). Example: I was so tired, I went to bed and fell asleep immediately. The verb "to fall" is irregular: fall/fell/fallen. Edward sings that he "fell asleep" on the bus.
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