Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get at

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.14 in modern English

Syllables: get at
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To manage to gain access to.

verb

To understand or ascertain by investigation.

verb

To mean, signify, imply.

verb

To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother.

verb

To persuade by intimidation; to tamper with; to corrupt.

verb

To begin working on or dealing with.

verb

To contact someone.

American usage; Slang

verb

To tease (someone).

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"I have a lot of money in my trust fund. I just can't get at it."
"We need to get at the root cause of all this."
"I don't understand. What are you getting at?"
"He's a bit disheartened. The newspapers have been getting at him again."
"My cat was badly injured after the neighbour's dog got at her."
"That was a ridiculous verdict. I think the jury was got at."

Usage

American usage
Slang
British usage

Inflected Forms

gets at (present, singular) getting at (participle, present) got at (past) got at (UK, participle) gotten at (US, participle)

Derived Forms

getatable ungetatable

Synonyms

drive at have at get on annoy rag get to bother irritate rile nark nettle gravel

Questions

What does get at mean?: To manage to gain access to.

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