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- [get bak]
- /gɛt bæk/
- /ˈɡet bæk/
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- [get bak]
- /gɛt bæk/
Definitions of get back words
- adjective get back situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence. 1
- adjective get back far away or removed from the front or main area, position, or rank; remote: back settlements. 1
- adjective get back belonging to the past: back files; back issues. 1
- adjective get back in arrears; overdue: back pay. 1
- adjective get back coming or going back; moving backward: back current. 1
- adjective get back Navigation. reciprocal (def 7). 1
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Origin of get back
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj.) Middle English owen, Old English āgen (cognate with German eigen, Old Norse eigenn), orig. past participle of āgan to possess (see owe); (v.) Middle English ownen, Old English āgnian, āhnian, derivative of āgen
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Parts of speech for Get back
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
get back popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
get back usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for get back
verb get back
- recover — to cover again or anew.
- recoup — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- reclaim — to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- repossess — to possess again; regain possession of, especially for nonpayment of money due.
- retrieve — to recover or regain: to retrieve the stray ball.
Antonyms for get back
verb get back
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- go away — leave!
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