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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

get back at en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To retaliate against; to take revenge on.
    • She put toothpaste in his shoes to get back at him for the frog he left in her refrigerator.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gotten back at Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
got back at Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
got back at Tense=Past lexicographic
gets back at Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
getting back at Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

take revenge · avenge · get one's own back on · get back on · retaliate

Translations (7)

es vengarse (to retaliate) · de sich rächen (to retaliate) · fr se venger (to retaliate) · es desquitarse (to retaliate) · fi kostaa (to retaliate) · it vendicarsi (to retaliate) · io venjar su (to retaliate)