spend vs get through

spend and get through both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spend	No	No	Yes	No
get through	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, get through is a hyponym of spend; that is, get through is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spend:

spend: use up a period of time in a specific way
get through: spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time

Other hyponyms of spend include soldier, slum, weekend, holiday, vacation, do, serve, while away, sojourn, overwinter, winter, summer.

spend (verb)	get through (verb)
pay out	finish a task completely
spend completely	become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
use up a period of time in a specific way	be in or establish communication with
	succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems
	spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time