If you get back to an activity , you start doing it again after you have stopped doing it.
get one's back up
to become angry
get one's own back
to obtain one's revenge
get your own back
to take revenge on someone because of something that they have done to you
get one's breath back
When you get your breath back after doing something energetic , you start breathing normally again.
get off someone's back
to stop criticizing someone and leave them alone
to get back to basics
to revert to a simpler method, eg of living or doing business
to get off sb's back
If you tell someone to get off your back , you are telling them angrily to stop criticizing you or putting pressure on you.
to get your own back
If you get your own back on someone, you have your revenge on them because of something bad that they have done to you.
to get/put sb's back up
If someone or something puts your back up or gets your back up , they annoy you.
put someone's back up
to annoy someone
get back
1. phrasal verb
If someone or something gets backto a state they were in before, they are then in that state again.
Then life started to get back to normal. [VERBPARTICLE + to]
I couldn't get back to sleep. [VERBPARTICLE + to]
[Also VP + into]
2. phrasal verb
If you get backto a subject that you were talking about before, you start talking about it again.
It wasn't until we had sat down to eat that we got back to the subject of Tom Halliday. [VP + to/onto]
3. phrasal verb
If you get something back after you have lost it or after it has been taken from you, you then have it again.
You have 14 days in which you can cancel the contract and get your money back. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
[Also VERBPARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
4. phrasal verb
If you get back at someone or get them back, you do something unpleasant to them in order to have revenge for something unpleasant that they did to you.
[informal]
Part of me wanted to get back at him for what he 'd done. [VERBPARTICLE + at]
I'm going to get you back so badly you'll never to be able to show your face again. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
See full dictionary entry for get
get back in British English
verb(adverb)
1. (transitive)
to recover or retrieve
2. (intransitive; often foll byto)
to return, esp to a former position or activity
let's get back to the original question
3. (intransitive; foll byat)
to retaliate (against); wreak vengeance (on)
4. get one's own back
get back in American English
1.
to return
2.
to recover
3. US, Slang
to retaliate; get revenge
usually with at
See full dictionary entry for get
Examples of 'get back' in a sentence
get back
It is just finding our way again and hopefully getting back on track.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The cycle is maintained when the parent helps them to get back to sleep.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Anyone who is ill has to have something to get back on their feet for.
The Sun (2016)
They are going to get back to us.
The Sun (2016)
It says how much your wife loves you that she kept begging to get back with you.
The Sun (2016)
He would no longer fit in were he to put his chef whites on again and get back in the kitchen.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Comporta is more remote and has fewer facilities; holidays here are all about getting back to nature.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She told us to be strong and when things get you down, try to get back up again.
The Sun (2016)
I also know what I will get back in return.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What matters is what you do when you get back up again.
Pete Cohen and Sten Cummins with Jennai Cox HABIT BUSTING: A 10-step plan that will change your life (2002)
This is about getting back on track.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The seller said the returns department would get back to us.
The Sun (2016)
We were talking about getting back together but his work posted him to another country.
The Sun (2016)
Soon after it got back up again and trotted off.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They got back together against my advice.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is something to be got away from and something to be got back to.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The players should be forced to repay the fans and have a go at getting back up.
The Sun (2013)
He holds up play until people get back to their positions.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
How do you recover when you get back?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We split up but then got back together again.
The Sun (2013)
Seeing people you care about getting back to their best makes your day.
The Sun (2013)
Seeing a friend get back to their best means a lot.
The Sun (2013)
It was about getting back to something that excited me.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
So we still have a bit to go to get back to the past.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He recovered and got back behind the mic.
The Sun (2008)
There seems no reason why they should not get back there again.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
How did you get back into shape after having Leighton?
The Sun (2012)
Which only means one thing... a race against time to get back to the boardroom.
The Sun (2011)
No. We want to get back into that position.
The Sun (2012)
Then he said, 'I must get back to the stove.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You'll be surprised what you get back in return and how much better you'll feel.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He said: 'I want to get back into her life.
The Sun (2013)
She lost all chance when stumbling coming out of the stalls at Leicester last time but should get back on track returned to her favourite surface.
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
get back
British English: get back /ɡɛt bæk/ VERB
If you get something back after you have lost it or after it has been taken from you, you have it again.
You can cancel the contract and get your money back.
American English: get back
Arabic: يَسْتَرِدُّ
Brazilian Portuguese: voltar
Chinese: 回来
Croatian: dobiti natrag
Czech: dostat zpět
Danish: få tilbage
Dutch: terugkrijgen
European Spanish: recuperar
Finnish: palata
French: récupérer
German: zurückkommen
Greek: ξαναπαίρνω
Italian: tornare
Japanese: 戻る
Korean: 돌아오게 하다
Norwegian: få igjen
Polish: otrzymać z powrotem
European Portuguese: recuperar
Romanian: a recupera
Russian: вернуть(ся)
Latin American Spanish: recuperar
Swedish: komma tillbaka
Thai: ได้รับกลับคืน
Turkish: geri getirmek
Ukrainian: повертатися
Vietnamese: lấy lại
Chinese translation of 'get back'
get back
vi
(= return) 回来(來) (huílái)
(= move away)
get back!快回来(來)！ (kuài huílái!)
vt
(= reclaim) 重新得到 (chóngxīn dédào)
⇒ All he wanted was to get his girlfriend back.他所想的一切都是让女朋友再回到身边。 (Tā suǒ xiǎng de yīqiè dōu shì ràng nǚpéngyou zài huídào shēnbiān.)
See get
get back!
快回来(來)！ (kuài huílái!)
See get (sense 2)
All related terms of 'get back'
get back!
快回来(來)！ kuài huílái!
get back at
▶ to get back at sb (for sth) (因某事)对(對)某人进(進)行报(報)复(復) (yīn mǒushì) duì mǒurén jìnxíng bàofù
get back to
( return to : activity, work ) 回到 huídào ( normality ) 恢复(復) huīfù ( subject ) 重新回到 chóngxīn huídào ▶ to get back to sleep 重又睡着(著) chóng yòu shuìzháo
to get back to sleep
重又睡着(著) chóng yòu shuìzháo
to get one's breath back
( Brit ) 恢复(復)正常呼吸 huīfù zhèngcháng hūxī
to get one's own back (on sb)
( esp Brit : inf : take revenge ) (向某人)报(報)复(復) (xiàng mǒurén) bàofù [ 美 = get even (with sb) ]
to get back on one's feet
( after illness, bad experience ) 恢复(復)元气(氣) huīfù yuánqì
to get back or return to normal
恢复(復)正常 huīfù zhèngcháng
to get or put sth back on an even keel
使某物恢复(復)稳(穩)定 shǐ mǒuwù huīfù wěndìng
get up to
( prank etc ) 搞 gǎo ⇒ What has he been getting up to? → 他在搞什么花样？ Tā zài gǎo shénme huāyàng?
( person : travel ) 旅行 lǚxíng (: move about ) 各处(處)走动(動) gèchù zǒudòng ▶ I can't get about as much as I used to 我不能再像我过(過)去那样(樣)到处(處)走动(動)了 wǒ bùnéng zài xiàng wǒ guòqù nàyàng dàochù zǒudòng le