# get back

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. Return to where one came from.
2. Reply (to someone); follow up (with someone).
3. To retrieve (something); to have (something) returned.
4. To do something to hurt or harm (someone) who has hurt or harmed one; to take revenge.
5. To repay; to return the favor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/get-back