get back at
get back at verb: to retaliate against; to take revenge on.
Verb
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)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- get back on, get one's own back on, take revenge, retaliate, avenge
get back at meaning in Malayalam
get back at in Malayalam
- avenge oneself on, take revenge on, exact revenge on
- തിരിച്ചടിക്കുക, പ്രതിക്രിയ ചെയ്യുക, പകരംവീട്ടുക, പ്രതികാരം ചെയ്യുക, പകരം ചോദിക്കുക, പകരം ചെയ്യുക
Synonyms of get back at
- get back on
- get one's own back on
- take revenge
- retaliate
- avenge
Forms of get back at
| third-person singular present | gets back at |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting back at |
| past | got back at |
| past participle UK | got back at |
| past participle US | gotten back at |
Questions about get back at
- What does get back at mean?
- Get back at means to retaliate against; to take revenge on.
- What is get back at in Malayalam?
- Get back at in Malayalam is തിരിച്ചടിക്കുക, പ്രതിക്രിയ ചെയ്യുക, പകരംവീട്ടുക. See Get back at meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is get back at?
- Get back at is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get back at?
- The past tense of get back at is got back at.
Words near get back at in the dictionary
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