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. England Deputy Governor Minouche Shafik:

   We are trying to get at the individuals.

2. Kim Hopper:

   It does not get at the harder question of 'What about all the people whom you can't see?'.

3. Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson:

   We want to serve the same food you get at our full-service fine-dining pizza restaurant for less money, a margherita pizza made with great ingredients at the original pizzeria is $13. We can serve the same pizza for $5.50. It is fast food with an extraordinary dining experience.

4. Bill Murphy:

   This is our moment to get at truth. This is our moment to get it right.

5. Matthew Herbert:

   They're not procuring boats from Tunisia because they like Tunisian boats, they are procuring them because they are probably the easiest and cheapest to get at the moment, and boats are among the most easily movable commodities in the world. You simply move them on the water.

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