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 Mavericks will try to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2023. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026

Conducting a deliberate teardown without concern about the draft-pick ramifications would be a clever way for the Bucks to get back at Silver and the league. —Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

First, the worst conference changes hadn’t struck yet, and some of the rivalries torn apart by previous realignments were even getting back together. —Jason Kirk, New York Times, 23 June 2026

Everyone else in the group also got back into the cars and fled the scene, prosecutors said. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 June 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