get back, v.
freq. cnt. 5
freq. cnt. 5
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2
get back win back
sample sentences
"We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company""He got back his son from the kidnappers"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
take revenge or even out a score
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
get back get even
sample sentences
"I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
<verb.competition>
get back settle
sample sentences
"I finally settled with my old enemy"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym