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Princeton's WordNet

  1. win back, get backverb

    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. get even, get backverb

    take revenge or even out a score

    "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even"

  3. settle, get backverb

    get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

    "I finally settled with my old enemy"

Wiktionary

  1. get backverb

    Return to where one came from.

  2. get backverb

    to retrieve, to have an item returned.

  3. get backverb

    to do something to hurt or harm who has hurt or harmed you.

Wikipedia

  1. Get Back

    Get Back is a song recorded by the British rock band the Beatles and written by Paul McCartney (though credited to Lennon–McCartney), originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to The Beatles with Billy Preston". A different mix of the song later became the closing track of Let It Be (1970), which was the Beatles' last album released just after the group split. The single version was later issued on the compilation albums 1967–1970, 20 Greatest Hits, Past Masters, and 1. The single reached number one in the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Australia, France, West Germany, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, and Belgium. It was the Beatles' only single that credited another artist at their request. "Get Back" was the Beatles' first single release in true stereo in the US. In the UK, the Beatles' singles remained monaural until the following release, "The Ballad of John and Yoko".

ChatGPT

  1. get back

    "Get back" is a phrase with different meanings depending on the context. It can mean: 1. To return to a place or person. E.g., "I need to get back to the office by 5pm." 2. To regain possession or recover something. E.g., "I need to get back my book." 3. To take revenge or retaliate. E.g., "He vowed to get back at them for the insult." 4. To return to a prior condition, status or state. E.g., "I need to get back into shape." 5. "Get back" is also a common phrase used to ask someone to move backward or step away, often for safety reasons. E.g., "Please, get back, it's dangerous here."

Wikidata

  1. Get Back

    "Get Back" is a song by the Beatles, originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to "the Beatles with Billy Preston." A different mix of the song later became the closing track of Let It Be, which was the Beatles' last album released just after the group split. The single version was later issued on CD on the second disc of the Past Masters compilation. The single reached number one in the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, France, West Germany, and Mexico. It was the Beatles' only single that credited another artist at their request. "Get Back" was the Beatles' first single release in true stereo in the US. In the UK, the Beatles' singles remained monaural until the following release, "The Ballad of John and Yoko".

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of get back in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of get back in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of get back in a Sentence

  1. Peter Boockvar:

    If you want to get back control of your credibility and reputation, you should be more inclined to raise 50 than 25.

  2. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:

    It's clear that Greece - which is trying to get back on its feet right now - is feeling this influx as a particular burden, we will really support Greece in dealing with these big challenges.

  3. Mike Parson:

    These kids have got to get back to school, they're at the lowest risk possible. And if they do get Covid-19, which they will -- and they will when they go to school -- they're not going to the hospitals. They're not going to have to sit in doctor's offices. They're going to go home and they're going to get over it.

  4. Lynn Helms:

    It's always been my goal to get back to that.

  5. Bari Weiss:

    We were told you get the vaccine, you get the vaccine and you get back to normal. And we haven't gotten back to normal. And it's ridiculous at this point, i know that so many of my liberal and progressive friends are with me on this and they do not want to say it out loud because they are scared to be called anti-vaxxed or to be called science denial or to be smeared as a Trumper.


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