1. 表示“开始做某事”。
get to do往往暗示一个较长的过程，含有“渐渐开始”之意，此时get后接的不定式通常为to know, to like, to hate, to understand, to realize等表示心理感觉的动词。如：

I really wanted to get to know America. 我真想逐渐了解美国。
I shall get to like them in time. 经过一段时间我会变得喜欢他们的。
The best way to get to know the city is to visit it on foot. 要想了解这座城市，最好的方法是步行游览。
After a time you get to realize that these things don’t matter. 你过些时候就知道这些事无关紧要。

注：有时也可接表示心理感觉之外的其他动词。如：

His drinking is getting to be a problem. 他酗酒越来越成问题了。
He is getting to be a lovely kid. 他慢慢变成一个可爱的孩子了。
You'll get to speak English more easily as time goes by. 时间一长，你的英语就会说得流利一些。

2. get to do可以表示有机会做某事或被许可做某事。如：

He never got to go to college. 他从无机会上大学。
We didn’t get to see her—she was too busy. 我们没有见到她——她太忙了。
When do I get to see your new baby? 我什么时候能去看看你那刚出生的孩子呀?
Did you get to visit the Louvre when you were in Paris? 你在巴黎的时候有机会去参观卢浮宫吗?

3. get to do 还可以表示努力或设法做成某事，但 get doing 没有这样的用法。如：

At last he got to knock it down. 最后他设法把它敲了下来。
Did you get to buy the tickets? 你设法买到票了吗？

long 不及物动词 vi.

渴望[+to-v][(+for/after)]

He longs for/after fame. 他渴望成名。
She longed to return home. 她极想回家。
She longed for her husband to return home. 她渴望丈夫早日归来。