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get at

verb

Meaning

  1. To manage to gain access to.
  2. To understand or ascertain by investigation.
  3. To mean, signify.
  4. To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother.
  5. To persuade by intimidation, to tamper with.
  6. To contact someone.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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