"get back at" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get back at.ogg Forms: gets back at [present, singular, third-person], getting back at [participle, present], got back at [past], got back at [UK, participle, past], gotten back at [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> back at}} get back at (third-person singular simple present gets back at, present participle getting back at, simple past got back at, past participle (UK) got back at or (US) gotten back at)
  1. (idiomatic) To retaliate against; to take revenge on. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: get back on, get one's own back on, take revenge, retaliate, avenge Translations (to retaliate): kostaa (Finnish), se venger (French), sich rächen (German), venjar su (Ido), vendicarsi (Italian), vengarse (Spanish), desquitarse (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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