get back to

English

Verb

get 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)

1. (transitive) Return to (an activity)

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

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

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

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

Synonyms

(return contact):

• See reply for various synonyms
• follow up
• respond
• revert

Related terms

• get back

Translations

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

• German: sich melden (de)
• Hungarian: jelentkezik (hu)
• Spanish: responder (es), contestar (es)

References

• “get back to”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.