get back to sb
— phrasal verb with get /ɡet/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US gotten)Definition
C1 to talk to someone again, usually on the phone, in order to give them some information or because you were not able to speak to them before: I'll get back to you later with those figures.Answering and responding
(Definition of get back to sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acknowledgment noun
- and the same to you with (brass) knobs on idiom
- answer back phrasal verb
- answer noun (REACTION)
- back adverb (RETURN)
- counter verb
- counterattack noun
- counterblast noun
- defensive noun
- I take/plead the Fifth (Amendment) idiom
- rejoin verb (ANSWER QUICKLY)
- rejoinder noun
- reply noun
- reply verb
- respond verb
- respondent noun
- response noun
- retort verb
- thank you exclamation
- unanswered adjective
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