English Explanatory Dictionary

get back

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Return to where one came from.
  2. Reply (to someone); follow up (with someone).
  3. To retrieve (something); to have (something) returned.
  4. To do something to hurt or harm (someone) who has hurt or harmed one; to take revenge.
  5. To repay; to return the favor.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

get back gets back getting back got back gotten back

Derived words

getback get back at get back on the horse get back to
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