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Synonyms

get back

British  

verb

  1. (tr) to recover or retrieve

  2. to return, esp to a former position or activity

    let's get back to the original question

  3. to retaliate (against); wreak vengeance (on)

  4. informal to obtain one's revenge

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get back Idioms  

  1. 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]

  2. Recover something, as in When will I get this book back? [c. 1800]

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