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

Everyone in Shudder to Think says Wade got the ball rolling for the band’s reunion, which the drummer acknowledges grew out of his envy watching friends and contemporaries in groups like Velocity Girl and Pavement get back together. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Since his return to the team, however, Judge hasn’t struggled to get back to his usual slugging self. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Progress as promised, thanks in part to getting back to game speed and in between being better able to identify particular fundamentals to focus on. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Later, a sweet but dull local guy, Carson (Jack Mulhern), wants to get back in but doesn’t have the cash to fill his envelope. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 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