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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Van resisted and managed to get back to his feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
“That’s something we’d like to get back to.”
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
I can’t wait to get back to actual football.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
But with memory chips hot again, investors are hopeful that Intel can get back in on the action.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
It must have taken great energy to try to get back to them.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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