Phrasal verb GET UP

GET UP

1. To get up is to wake up and get out of bed.

Examples of use:

1. It’s 8 o’clock: time to get up.
2. I want to get up early tomorrow.
3. We had a day off work yesterday so we got up very late.
4. He’s been getting up at 5am every day for years.
5. She gets up early and goes for a run every morning.
6. I get up at 7.30 every day.

2. To get up is also to stand up.

Examples of use:

1. Get up off the floor. Your clothes will get dirty.
2. He fell over when he was playing football, but quickly got up again.