Analysis Complete

get back

/ get back /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
get one''s revenge for a wrong or an injury
"I finally settled with my old enemy"
Type of:
fight struggle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
get acquire
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
take revenge or even out a score
"I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even"
Type of:
revenge avenge retaliate
Kinds of:
pay back pay off get fix
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
resurrect rise uprise revisit trace
Derived:
return homecoming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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fight struggle get acquire revenge avenge retaliate pay back pay off fix travel go