get from

IPA/ɡˈɛt fɹɒm/
IPA/ɡˈɛt fɹʌm/

get from — 片語動詞

  • get frombase form
  • gets from3rd person singular
  • getting from-ing form
  • got frompast simple
  • gotten frompast participle

1. to receive something because a person, group, or service passes it on to you

1.片語動詞及物B1
釋義

收到

由某人或機構交給你

to receive something because a person, group, or service passes it on to you

例句

Ari got a birthday card from his aunt in Kaohsiung yesterday.

Ari 昨天收到高雄阿姨寄來的生日卡。

get [thing] from [person] by receiving it

The school got new science books from a charity in Tainan.

那所學校從台南的一個慈善團體收到新的自然課本。

get [thing] from an organization

同義詞
  • receive

    the closest neutral verb for being given or sent something

  • be sent

    used when the focus is on something arriving through mail or delivery

  • be given

    stresses another person handing or offering the thing to you

反義詞
  • send

    describes the opposite direction, from the giver to the receiver

文法句型

get [thing] from [person]

get [thing] from [organization/service]

用法筆記

The object is the thing you receive, and the phrase after 'from' names the sender or provider. This sense is about something being passed on to you, not about buying it at a place or gaining it as a result.

常見錯誤

❌I got from my teacher a note this morning.
✅I got a note from my teacher this morning.
💡the thing received usually comes before the 'from' phrase.
❌She got a package of her cousin last week.
✅She got a package from her cousin last week.
💡use 'from' to show who sent or gave it.

2. to buy, pick up, or otherwise obtain something from a shop, website, desk, machi

2.片語動詞及物B1
釋義

買到；取得

在某處拿到或買到某物

to buy, pick up, or otherwise obtain something from a shop, website, desk, machine, or other place

例句

Rohan got fresh mangoes from the market before the rain started.

Rohan 在下雨前先從市場買到新鮮的芒果。

get [thing] from a market

We got these chairs from a small store near the station.

我們在車站附近的一家小店買到這些椅子。

get [thing] from a shop

同義詞
  • buy

    best when money is clearly involved

  • pick up

    common when you collect something quickly from a place

  • obtain

    more formal and broader than buying

文法句型

get [thing] from [shop/market]

get [thing] from [website/machine/desk]

用法筆記

Here the phrase after 'from' usually names the place, machine, website, or desk where you obtained the thing. Distinguish from sense 1, where the source is mainly a sender or giver rather than a place of purchase or collection.

常見錯誤

❌We got these tickets to the station machine.
✅We got these tickets from the station machine.
💡use 'from' to show the place or device that supplied them.
❌She got the lamp to that shop yesterday.
✅She got the lamp from that shop yesterday.
💡after 'get', use 'from' to name the source place.

3. to receive a benefit, idea, feeling, or effect because something produced it

3.片語動詞及物B1
釋義

得到

因某事而有感受或結果

to receive a benefit, idea, feeling, or effect because something produced it

例句

Christopher got real confidence from singing in front of the class.

Christopher 從在班上唱歌這件事中得到真正的自信。

get confidence from an activity

We got several new ideas from the workshop last Saturday.

我們從上週六的工作坊中得到好幾個新點子。

get ideas from an event

同義詞
  • gain

    good for benefits, skill, or confidence received from an experience

  • learn

    best when the result is knowledge or understanding

  • take away

    often used for the main lesson or impression left by an event

反義詞
  • miss out on

    means you fail to receive the benefit or lesson that was available

文法句型

get [benefit/idea/feeling] from [activity]

get [effect] from [cause]

用法筆記

The phrase after 'from' names the cause, activity, or experience that produced the result. Unlike sense 1, nobody is handing you something directly, and unlike sense 2, the source is not mainly a place where you picked something up.

常見錯誤

❌He got a headache by the heat.
✅He got a headache from the heat.
💡use 'from' to show the cause of the effect.
❌I got from the course many new ideas.
✅I got many new ideas from the course.
💡the result usually comes before the 'from' phrase.