Although get, got and gotten are very common in speech, in university and research writing you should generally use a word or phrase with a richer meaning, as forms with get are felt to be colloquial.
A number of alternatives to get are listed below:
get
receive, obtain
become
reach, arrive
cause to, induce
understand, comprehend
get across
convey, communicate, make clear
get ahead
advance, progress
get along
be compatible
manage, fare
get at
reach, gain access to
imply, suggest
influence, corrupt, damage
get away
escape, flee, leave
get away with
escape blame or penalty
get back
return
recoup, recover, regain
get back at
avenge, retaliate
get back to
contact again
get by
manage, cope, fare, survive
get down
depress
write down, take notes
swallow
get down to
concentrate on, focus on
get even
avenge, retaliate
get in
insert, enter
arrive
get into
become enthusiastically involved in
affect
get off
remove, detach
escape, be acquitted
get on
fare, manage
advance, progress, succeed, continue
be compatible
get onto
contact
get out
leave, escape, evacuate, withdraw
get out of
avoid, evade, escape
benefit from
get over
cross, pass
recover, overcome
convey, communicate
get round or around
circumvent, avoid, bypass
persuade, coax, win over
get round or around to
deal with eventually
get the hang of
understand, learn
get through
succeed, complete, overcome
pass a law or examination
use, consume, spend
communicate, convey, make clear
get to
annoy
get together
meet, gather, join, unite
get up
stand, climb
get-up-and-go
drive, ambition, energy
get your own back
revenge, retaliate
gotta
must
have got to
must
have got
have
haven’t got
do not have
has it got …?
does it have …?