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Get back meaning

Get back is a phrasal verb that means to come back to a place after being elsewhere.

Past simple
got back
Past participle
got back
-ing form
getting back

What get back means

A2

To come back to a place after being elsewhere

What time did you get back last night?

Similar phrasal verbs

With get: get on, get in, get out, get along, get together, get around, get off, get at, get away, get away with.

With back: bring back, come back, give back, put back, go back, take back, call back, come back to, go back on, go back to.

Common questions

What does get back mean?

To come back to a place after being elsewhere.

What is the past tense of get back?

Got back, which is also its past participle.

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