Get somebody something

Get something for somebody

Get something off somebody

Get something from somebody

Assessment of

Be assessed at something

Be assessed as something

Teaching of

The teaching profession

teaching methods/materials etc

teaching practice British English student teaching American English (=a period of teaching done by someone who is training to be a teacher)

2. also teachings

[plural]the moral, religious, or political ideas of a particular person or group which are taught to other people

the teachings of Gandhi

religious/Christian/Buddhist etc teachings

Assess verb (transitive)

1. to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it

ￚsynonym judge

assess the impact/extent/effectiveness etc of something

a report to assess the impact of advertising on children

assess what/how etc

The technique is being tried in classrooms to assess what effects it may have.

Many of the adults were assessed as having learning difficulties.

2. to calculate the value or cost of something

The value of the business was assessed at £1.25 million.

Assessment noun [uncountable and countable]

1. a process in which you make a judgment about a person or situation, or the judgment you make

What's Michael's assessment of the situation?

a reading assessment test

2. a calculation about the cost or value of something

a tax assessment

ￚsee also continuous assessment

Assessor noun (countable)

1. someone whose job is to calculate the value of something or the amount of tax someone should pay

2. British English someone who decides how well someone has done in an examination

ￚsynonym examiner

3. someone who knows a lot about a subject or activity and who advises a judge or an official committee

Get verb past tense got past participle got / gɒt \ gɑːt / British English gotten / gɒtn \\gɑːtn / American English present participle getting

1. RECEIVE

[transitive not in passive] to receive something that someone gives you or sends you

She got loads of presents.

What did you get for Christmas?

We get a lot of junk mail.

We got a letter from Pam this morning.

spoken informal

I got it off my Dad.

I got a few games free when I bought my computer.

see usage note gain

2. OBTAIN

[transitive] to obtain something by finding it, asking for it, or paying for it

We need to get help quickly!

It would be a good idea to get professional advice.

You may be able to get a grant from the local authority.

He cleared his throat to get our attention.

I want you to get some information for me.

His father managed to get him a job at the local factory.

3. BRING [transitive] to bring someone or something back from somewhere

Run upstairs and get a pillow.

I went back into the office to get a pen.

Shall I go and get the phone book?

get somebody/something from something

She's just gone to get the kids from school.

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