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1. To get up is to wake up and get out of bed.
Examples of use:
a) It's 8 o'clock. Time to get up.
b) I want to get up early tomorrow.
c) We had a day off work yesterday so we got up very late.
d) He's been getting up at 5am every day for years.
e) She gets up early and goes for a run every morning.
f) I get up at 7.30 every day.
2. To get up is also to stand up.
Examples of use:
a) Get up off the floor. Your clothes will get dirty.
b) He fell over when he was playing football, but quickly got up again.
| infinitive | get up |
| present simple | get up and gets up |
| -ing form | getting up |
| past simple | got up |
| past participle | got up |
I get up at 7am. What time do you get up?
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