"get even" meaning in English

See get even in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-au-get even.ogg Forms: gets even [present, singular, third-person], getting even [participle, present], got even [past], got even [UK, participle, past], gotten even [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> even}} get even (third-person singular simple present gets even, present participle getting even, simple past got even, past participle (UK) got even or (US) gotten even)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To inflict trouble or harm on another in return, typically the same as that inflicted on oneself. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: reciprocate, retaliate Related terms: taste of one's own medicine Translations (get revenge): 算帳 (Chinese Mandarin), 算帐 (suànzhàng) (Chinese Mandarin), päästä tasoihin (Finnish), tasoittaa (Finnish), se venger (French), prendre sa revanche (French), rendre la monnaie de sa pièce (French), pareggiare i conti (Italian), 仕返しする (shikaeshi suru) (alt: しかえしする) (Japanese), hostiō (Latin), se venjar (Occitan), se revenjar (Occitan), свести́ счёты (svestí sčóty) [perfective] (Russian), рассчита́ться (rassčitátʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), расквита́ться (raskvitátʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), поквита́ться (pokvitátʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), faigh do latha fhèin air (Scottish Gaelic), desquitarse (Spanish), แก้แค้น (gɛ̂ɛ-kɛ́ɛn) (Thai), ล้างแค้น (láang-kɛ́ɛn) (Thai), เอาคืน (ao-kʉʉn) (Thai), คิดบัญชี (kít-ban-chii) (Thai), เช็กบิล (chék-bin) (Thai), ödeşmek (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "get revenge",
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