Meaning of get at in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    get at

    Definitions

    1. reach or gain access to

    Examples

    • « How does one access the attic in this house? »
    • « I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof »

    Derived terms

  2. 2. influence by corruption
  3. 3. cause annoyance in

    Examples

    • « disturb, especially by minor irritations »
    • « Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me »
    • « It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves »

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « Some of the things you read you get an immediate reaction to so I've stopped reading things now. I do worry about my family though. Some people do try some nasty things to get at them and try and get a reaction from them. »
    Russell Crowe
  • « Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design. »
    Tim Berners-Lee
  • « I like to embrace natural beauty. I try to get at least 8 hours of sleep, drinking a lot of water and exercising. »
    Tia Mowry
  • « In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable. »
    Hypatia
  • « You're not going to say anything about me that I'm not going to say about myself. There's so many things that I think about myself if someone really wanted to get at me, they could say this and this and this. So I'm going to say it before they can. It's the best policy for me. »
    Eminem

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