| Definition of 'get back' |
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1. (verb) win back, get back
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
"We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers"
2. (verb) get even, get back
take revenge or even out a score
"I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even"
3. (verb) settle, get back
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
"I finally settled with my old enemy"
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1. (verb) get back
to return somewhere
Make sure you get back before midnight.
2. get back
≠ lose
He will eventually get back the use of his left arm.
3. get back
to return to a former state, condition, or activity
Let's get back to work.; The city is still trying to get back to normal after the earthquake.
4. get back
to take revenge
I'll get you back for doing this!
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Sense: to move away
The policeman told the crowd to get back.
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 Afrikaans: terug te staan |
 Arabic: يَعود، يَبْتَعِد |
 Bulgarian: отдръпвам се |
 Brazilian: recuar |
 Czech: ustoupit, jít dozadu |
 German: zurücktreten |
 Danish: flytte sig; trække sig væ |
 Greek: απομακρύνομαι, κάνω πίσω |
 Spanish: retroceder |
 Estonian: taanduma |
 Farsi: بازگشتن |
 Finnish: siirtyä taaksepäin |
 French: reculer |
 Hebrew: להתרחק |
 Hindi: लौटना |
 Croatian: odmaknuti se |
 Hungarian: visszatér |
 Indonesian: pergi |
 Icelandic: hörfa, færa (sig) aftur/f |
 Italian: indietreggiare |
 Japanese: 退がる |
 Korean: 뒤로 물러나다 |
 Lithuanian: atsitraukti |
 Latvian: iet projām |
 Malay: bersurai |
 Dutch: achteruitgaan |
 Norwegian: flytte (seg) vekk, fjerne |
 Polish: cofnąć się |
 Persian: بازگشتن |
 Pashto: خوځیدل |
 Portuguese: recuar |
 Romanian: a (se) daînapoi |
 Russian: отступить назад |
 Slovak: cúvnuť |
 Slovenian: umakniti se |
 Serbian: povući se |
 Swedish: gå undan |
 Thai: ถอยไป |
 Turkish: geriçekilmek |
 Taiwanese: 離開 |
 Ukrainian: повернутися |
 Urdu: دور ہٹنا |
 Vietnamese: trở lại |
 Chinese: 离开 |
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