get back to

verb

To return to (an activity).

“I'll get back to you when I have an answer.”

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reply for various synonymsfollow uprespondrevert
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Meanings

verbget back to (third-person singular simple present gets back to, present participle getting back to, simple past got back to, past participle (UK) got back to or (US) gotten back to)

present singular third person gets back to · participle present getting back to · past got back to · UK participle past got back to · US participle past gotten back to

  1. transitiveTo return to (an activity).

    I'll get back to work as soon as I've finished this game.

  2. transitiveTo return contact with (someone); to return to someone in response to a request.

    I'll get back to you when I have an answer.

    1 more example

    When I'm done with it, I'll get back to you about it.

    Synonyms: reply for various synonyms, follow up, respond, revert

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo return contact with (someone); to return to someone in response to a request.

Similar
reply for various synonymsfollow uprespondrevert
Also see
follow upreply

Translations

German sich melden
  • sich meldento return contact with (someone); to return to someone in response to a request
Hungarian jelentkezik
  • jelentkezikto return contact with (someone); to return to someone in response to a request
Spanish responder / contestar (en un rato), volver / tornar a contactar
  • responder / contestar (en un rato)to return contact with (someone); to return to someone in response to a request
  • volver / tornar a contactarto return contact with (someone); to return to someone in response to a request
Cite this entry
APA

get back to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20back%20to

MLA

“get back to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20back%20to. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get back to,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20back%20to.

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