English

Verb

get back

1. (intransitive) Return to where one came from.
   • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 6, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:

     He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he'd never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it.

   When I get back from holiday, I expect the house to be tidy.‎

2. (transitive) To retrieve, to have an item returned.

   I lent her my guitar over the Christmas holidays, and will get it back when the term starts.‎

3. (transitive) To do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.

   I'll get you back for this!‎

Translations

Derived terms

• get back at
• get back to