Definitions for get at
get at

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. access, get atverb

   reach or gain access to

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

2. get atverb

   influence by corruption

3. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devilverb

   cause annoyance in; 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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. get atverb

   To manage to gain access to.

2. get atverb

   To understand or ascertain by investigation.

3. get atverb

   To mean, signify.

4. get atverb

   To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother.

5. get atverb

   To persuade by intimidation, to tamper with.

6. get atverb

   (Slang) To contact someone

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. get at

   The phrase "get at" generally means to try to express or convey an idea, to aim to understand or examine something, or to try to reach or access something. It's also used to imply indirectly criticizing or accusing someone. The actual definition would depend on the context in which it is used.

Matched Categories

1. • Displease
   • Influence
   • Reach

How to pronounce get at?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say get at in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of get at in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of get at in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of get at in a Sentence

1. Albert Wu:

   We're asking people to manage without data, so, for example, I do not know what proportion of my diagnoses are correct. There's no feedback mechanism that I get at any point in the system about whether or not I got the most appropriate test that would allow me to make the diagnosis, and there's no one keeping track of whether or not I did make the right diagnosis.

2. Nitin Agarwal:

   It's a very straightforward deal. Given the problems Fortis has, this is the best they can get at this time.

3. Paul Molinaro:

   We are aware that (there were) difficulties of supplying Latin America in the beginning, and at the time the caseload wasn't high and we were concentrating on other areas, certainly the situation has changed and we are in the process of now planning that the next acquisitions and batch volumes we get at least in PPE (personal protective equipment) will be making their way in that direction, and within the plan for tests there will be allocation there also.

4. Lia Tadesse:

   Within this year we want to make sure we get at least 20% of the population.

5. Mark Rupp:

   They're in the chicken soup stage right now, it's really just watching them and giving them supportive care that you would probably get at home from a loving provider.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=get at
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Get_at
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com