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get back

British  

verb

  1. (tr) to recover or retrieve

  2. to return, esp to a former position or activity

    let's get back to the original question

  3. to retaliate (against); wreak vengeance (on)

  4. informal to obtain one's revenge

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get back Idioms  

  1. 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]

  2. Recover something, as in When will I get this book back? [c. 1800]

Example Sentences

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If you take your money out of a Treasury early, you simply get back the current market value.

From MarketWatch

“Well, young people, it has been a pleasure getting to know you, but it’s time to move along now. You go on out there and get back to it. You’re making us proud.”

From Literature

He said he was ready to get back at it, and could we help him clean up and organize the marina?

From Literature

He was in a hurry to get in, get out, and get back home.

From Literature

"They made the press credentials that we fought so hard to get back meaningless."

From Barron's

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