get back

verb

got back; got back or gotten back; getting back; gets 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

Synonyms of get back

• retrieve
• regain
• recapture
• recover

Examples of get back in a Sentence

the distraught owner cried that she would do anything to get back her lost dog

Recent Examples on the Web

The next step is moving out to 120 feet before getting back on the mound. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

Royal got back into his car, backed out and started to leave. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026

Someone then hopped out of the BMW and slashed the police car’s tires, then jumped up and down on its hood, damaging the vehicle’s windshield before getting back into the BMW and fleeing the scene. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

After Hurtado-Cariaco runs down the block, the agents get back into their vehicles. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for get back

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback

Kids Definition

get back

verb

1

: to return to a person, place, or condition

getting back to our first topic

2

: to get revenge

get back at him for the insult

3

: to regain possession of