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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The one that clears the decks and softens that low-grade “it’s messy in here” itch, so you can get back to living.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
"We're seeing this existential anxiety within the Social Democratic Party" which "doesn't know what it should do right now to get back to where it used to be", Ciobanu added.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
"Our army isn't capable of protecting us, how are we going to get back home?" a mother-of-two told the BBC, unable to re-enter Bamako after visiting her parents out of town.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
How do you convince your team to get back on board after we’ve been trying to tell them fewer press releases?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
When I get back to Harlow’s room, she’s sitting up in bed, clutching a book.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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