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got back at

got back at is the simple past of get back at.

got back at is the past participle of get back at.

Meaning of get back at

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)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    get back on, get one's own back on, take revenge, retaliate, avenge

Questions about got back at

What is got back at the simple past of?
Got back at is the simple past of get back at.

Words near got back at in the dictionary

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

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