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I got it!

By John On March 31, 2009 · 4 Comments · In Intermediate, Vocabulary

Today, let’s look at ‘I got it’!

q Q: What does ‘I got it‘ mean?

  A: ‘I got it‘ usually means ‘I understand‘. In this case ‘get‘ means ‘understand‘
  

 You can also say:

  • I got you
  • I got what you mean
  • I don’t get you
  • I don’t get what you mean
  • I gotcha
  • gotcha

 

    Example 1:   A: I don’t understand why people in Australia say G’day.   B: G’day means ‘hello’. It is short for ‘good day’.

   A: Oh! I get it! Thanks!

   Example 2:

   A: What should I do today?

   B: Well, in the morning you need to go to the bank and in the afternoon you have a meeting at 2pm.

   A: The bank and a meeting. Got it.

  Example 3: 
  A:
What should I bring to the beach next Sunday?

   B: You need a hat, sunscreen and a towel.

   A: Gotcha!

Note that ‘I got it’ is different to ‘I have got it‘, which means ‘I have it‘.

 


 

Question: Do you get it?

Put your answer in the comments!

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4 Responses to I got it!

  1. divya says:
    April 9, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    yes, got it. Is this is rite?

    Reply
    • John says:
      April 13, 2009 at 4:20 am

      Yes that is right Divya!

      Reply
  2. shyun says:
    June 25, 2009 at 3:39 pm

    I got it!!!

    Reply
    • John says:
      July 8, 2009 at 1:28 am

      Great!

      Reply

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