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

“If we gave you a name,” said Christopher, “and if I swore, when I get back to my world, to tell stories of the importance of the jaculus—would you let us go?”

From Literature

“Which part of that order is unclear? And for heaven’s sake, keep her quiet until you get back.”

From Literature

Wolves did not crumble after conceding an early goal at Manchester City last week but they never really looked like getting back into the game.

From BBC

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said it had cleared more than 3,000 downed trees "because clearing trees is the gateway to recovery -- protecting lives, restoring critical services, and helping power get back on."

From Barron's

Now he gets back to friends right away.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• come back
• come home
• revert