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get even

get even verb: to inflict trouble or harm on another in return, typically the same as that inflicted on oneself.

Verb

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.
    • But I warn you, Anita, we're through. I'm through with all of you! I'll get even. Just wait! You'll be sorry! You fools! You...YOU IDIOTS!1961, 101 Dalmatians
    • Pinkerton man, murdering bastard / I’m gonna get even, get even with you2013, Clutch, “Book, Saddle, & Go”

get even meaning in Malayalam and Thai

get even in Malayalam

take vengeance, have one's revenge, avenge oneself
പകരംവീട്ടുക, പകവീട്ടുക, പ്രതികാരം ചെയ്യുക, കണക്കുതീർക്കുക, വീളുക, പകപോക്കുക

get even in Thai

get revenge
แก้แค้น gɛ̂ɛ-kɛ́ɛn, ล้างแค้น láang-kɛ́ɛn, เอาคืน ao-kʉʉn, คิดบัญชี kít-ban-chii, เช็กบิล chék-bin

Synonyms of get even

Forms of get even

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

Questions about get even

What does get even mean?
Get even means to inflict trouble or harm on another in return, typically the same as that inflicted on oneself.
What is get even in Malayalam?
Get even in Malayalam is പകരംവീട്ടുക, പകവീട്ടുക, പ്രതികാരം ചെയ്യുക. See Get even meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is get even?
Get even is a verb.
What is the past tense of get even?
The past tense of get even is got even.

Words near get even in the dictionary

  1. get down to cases
  2. get down to nuts and bolts
  3. get down to the nitty-gritty
  4. get dressed
  5. get drunk
  6. get even
  7. get even or get even worse
  8. get eyes on
  9. get freaky
  10. get fresh
  11. get from a Cracker Jack box

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: get even (page history and authors); get even (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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