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 …?