get back

get back

verb

Definition of GET BACK

intransitive verb

1

: to come or go again to a person, place, or condition : return, revert <getting back to the main topic of the lecture>

2

: to gain revenge : retaliate —usually used with at

transitive verb

: to regain possession of : recover

Examples of GET BACK

1. <the distraught owner cried that she would do anything to get back her lost dog>

First Known Use of GET BACK

1605

Related to GET BACK

Synonyms: recover, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, re-collect, recoup, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve

Related Words: recruit, replenish; redeem, repurchase; rescue

Near Antonyms: lose, mislay, misplace

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