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]

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Example Sentences

It’s going to take some time to get back to the lower part of the 6% range, Jones said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Another dealt with someone breaking up with them to get back with their ex, only to come crawling back.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"It will still take a period of months to get back to where supply needs to be given the disruption to the refining capacity in the Middle East," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“Even if we get back to normal transit, some of that five million barrels a day of refined materials sourced from the Gulf will be lost for months, possibly even longer,” Mills said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“I’ve spent years researching enchanted worlds, trying to get back to the one I visited. But growing up is difficult, sad business. Everything becomes more important. I wish I could have avoided it.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Related Words

• come back
• come home
• revert