get back
Britishverb
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(tr) to recover or retrieve
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to return, esp to a former position or activity
let's get back to the original question
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to retaliate (against); wreak vengeance (on)
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informal to obtain one's revenge
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Also get back to . Return to a person, place, or condition. For example, What time will you get back? or I hope he'll get back to the subject of this report . [c. 1600]
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Recover something, as in When will I get this book back? [c. 1800]
Example Sentences
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Let Hollywood creatives get back to trying to rip each other’s heads off at the box office, in streaming, online and everywhere else we compete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Still, Pickering says there are easy gains for Ramsay-Peaty to make as he attempts to get back to the top.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
She said her parents were "so worried" as they did not have her location and had no idea how late she would get back.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
He and his team said they want to get back to work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
“She’s been trying to get back to Rio Luna since she was a kid.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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