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Meanings of get back in English

Spanish
recuperar

Recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost.

        recuperar
        Spanish
        desquitarse

        Take revenge or even out a score.

              desquitarse

              Get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury.

                    Return.

                          Usage of get back in English
                          1
                          We believe that Britain needs to get back its democracy, he said.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          This government is determined to get back into building nuclear power stations.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          Aloud, he simply said, Then we had better get back to work.
                          Existence
                          4
                          It feels good to get back to winning ways, said De Kock.
                          The South African
                          5
                          It's good to get back on the horse as quickly as possible.
                          Radio NZ
                          6
                          Then it was possible to get back to work despite the destruction.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          Wallander needed to get back to Ystad just as soon as possible.
                          Firewall
                          8
                          He needs to get back to the surface as soon as possible.
                          The Cannibals of Candyland
                          9
                          But another six years' combat pay when we get back to Earth.
                          The Forever War
                          10
                          So it's how quickly those test results get back that really matters.
                          Radio NZ
                          11
                          Do this four times and you get back to its start point.
                          The Guardian
                          12
                          To eliminate malpractice entirely, however, we need to get back to basics.
                          The Guardian
                          13
                          It's hard to predict when Ireland will get back to market funding.
                          The Irish Times
                          14
                          Two weeks ago he spent 48 hours waiting to get back home.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          Their friends all held out hope that they would get back together.
                          Crazy for the storm: a memoir of survival
                          16
                          I'm going to Cyprus for five days, soon as I get back.
                          The Guardian
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                          Translations for get back
                          Get back through the time
                          Get back across language varieties
                          Australia
                          Common
                          Canada
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
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