get back (verb)

  • 21get back to — phr verb Get back to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑basics, ↑fitness, ↑land, ↑nature, ↑reality, ↑root, ↑subject …

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  • 22ˌget ˈback at sb — phrasal verb to hurt or upset someone because they have hurt or upset you She was trying to get back at him for embarrassing her.[/ex] …

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  • 23ˌget ˈback to sb — phrasal verb spoken to phone, write, or speak to someone at a later time because you were busy or could not answer their question earlier Can you get back to me on those figures by the end of the day?[/ex] …

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  • 24get back — verb Date: 1605 intransitive verb 1. to come or go again to a person, place, or condition ; return, revert < getting back to the main topic of the lecture > 2. to gain revenge ; retaliate usually used with at transitive verb to reg …

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  • 25get back — /ˌget bæk/ verb to receive something which you had before ● I got my money back after I had complained to the manager. ● He got his initial investment back in two months …

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  • 26To get back — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,&#8230; …

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  • 27get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand&#8230; …

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  • 28get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why&#8230; …

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  • 29get — [get] verb got PASTTENSE [gɒt ǁ gɑːt] got PASTPART gotten PASTPART [ˈgɒtn ǁ ˈgɑːtn] getting PRESPART 1 …

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  • 30get*/*/*/ — [get] (past tense got [gɒt] ; past participle got) verb 1) [T] to obtain, receive, or be given something Ross s father got a new job.[/ex] Did you get tickets for the game?[/ex] You get ten points for each correct answer.[/ex] Young players will&#8230; …

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