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get back to

get back to verb: return to (an activity).

Verb

get back to (third-person singular simple present gets back to, present participle getting back to, simple past got back to, past participle (UK) got back to or (US) gotten back to)

  1. (transitive) Return to (an activity)
    • I'll get back to work as soon as I've finished this game.
  2. (transitive) To return contact with (someone); to return to someone in response to a request
    • I'll get back to you when I have an answer.
    • When I'm done with it, I'll get back to you about it.
    Synonyms:
    reply for various synonyms, follow up, respond, revert

Synonyms of get back to

Forms of get back to

third-person singular presentgets back to
present participlegetting back to
pastgot back to
past participle UKgot back to
past participle USgotten back to

Questions about get back to

What does get back to mean?
Get back to means return to (an activity).
What part of speech is get back to?
Get back to is a verb.
What is the past tense of get back to?
The past tense of get back to is got back to.

Words near get back to in the dictionary

  1. get away with you
  2. get back
  3. get back at
  4. get back on the horse
  5. get back on the horse that bucked one
  6. get back to
  7. get beans
  8. get behind
  9. get bent
  10. get bent out of shape
  11. get better

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