get married / get lost (get + V-ed)
get married / get lost (get + V-ed) means “get + past participle: a change of state, more spoken than the 'be' passive”. Get + past participle describes a change of state — becoming something. Formation: get + past participle (married · lost · hurt · dressed)
get + past participle: a change of state, more spoken than the 'be' passive
B1Formation
get + past participle (married · lost · hurt · dressed)
Explanation
Get + past participle describes a change of state — becoming something. Common fixed pairs include get married, get lost, get hurt, get dressed and get changed. It puts the focus on the moment of change and sounds more everyday than be + past participle: They got married in June feels livelier than They were married in June, which sounds like a description of a state.
Examples
Note
This get is not the 'receive' meaning. In everyday speech it also replaces be in the passive: My phone got stolen (= was stolen).
FAQ
get married / get lost (get + V-ed) — what does it mean and how is it used?
get + past participle: a change of state, more spoken than the 'be' passive. Get + past participle describes a change of state — becoming something. Common fixed pairs include get married, get lost, get hurt, get dressed and get changed. It puts the focus on the moment of change and sounds more everyday than be + past participle: They got married in June feels livelier than They were married in June, which sounds like a description of a state.
get married / get lost (get + V-ed) — how do you form it?
get + past participle (married · lost · hurt · dressed)
get married / get lost (get + V-ed) — any usage notes?
This get is not the 'receive' meaning. In everyday speech it also replaces be in the passive: My phone got stolen (= was stolen).