Meaning of get back in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    get back

    Definitions

    1. come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity

    Derived terms

  2. 2. recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost

    Examples

    • « We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company »
    • « He got back his son from the kidnappers »
  3. 3. take revenge or even out a score

    Examples

    • « I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even »
  4. 4. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

    Examples

    • « I finally settled with my old enemy »

Famous quotes

  • « Playing and singing at the same time is pretty cool, but sometimes it's difficult to know when you can just really let go a bit because you've got to get back to bloody microphone and sing some stuff. »
    Graham Coxon
  • « I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about what I am doing is not something I'm good at. I do what I do and that's it. I want to get back to my work and do more of it instead of talking about it. »
    Henry Rollins
  • « I think that when we have a better educated society, when there is less violence in our cities, when people get back into the workforce and have the opportunity to take care of themselves and their families - that for me really is the kind of success and the kind of America that I think most of us still want, we aspire to. »
    Michael Nutter
  • « My entire life has been an attempt to get back to the kind of feelings you have on a field. The sense of brotherhood, the esprit de corps, the focus - there being no past or future, just the ball. As trite as it sounds, I was happiest playing ball. »
    David Duchovny
  • « My next project is to get back to that. Actually, to learn how to write poetry. I'm not kidding. »
    Harry Mathews

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