English Explanatory Dictionary

get even

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To inflict trouble or harm on another in return, typically the same as that inflicted on oneself.

Pronunciation

en-au-get even.ogg

Word forms

get even gets even getting even got even gotten even

Synonyms

reciprocate retaliate

Related words

taste of one's own medicine

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