What does get mean in French?

Answer 1

The English word "get" is used for so many different meanings. We use it primarily in what are called phrasal verbs and expressions, ones which are expressed with a combination of two words that have a particular meaning when they are put together. For instance, we say get dressed, get along, get well, I don't get it, get a clue, and on and on. (These are not all phrasal verbs, but you get the idea - no pun intended!!) So the word "get" has no direct translation. It depends entirely on what you are trying to express in French.

Often we use the word "get" to mean (loosely) to become something - as in I hope you get well, you are getting good at the guitar, she gets prettier every day, etc. But even in all of these expressions, all of which loosely mean to become something, there still is no one way to express that in French. It depends on the French verb you are using in the expression.