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Definition of Get at
1. Verb. Reach or gain access to. "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"
Generic synonyms: Arrive At, Attain, Gain, Hit, Make, Reach
Derivative terms: Access, Accessible, Accession
2. Verb. Influence by corruption.
3. Verb. Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. "The performance is likely to get at Sue"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
Specialized synonyms: Get, Get Under One's Skin, Eat Into, Fret, Grate, Rankle, Peeve, Ruffle, Fret, Beset, Chevvy, Chevy, Chivvy, Chivy, Harass, Harry, Hassle, Molest, Plague, Provoke, Antagonise, Antagonize
Related verbs: Chafe
Generic synonyms: Displease
Derivative terms: Annoyance, Annoyer, Bother, Botheration, Botheration, Devilment, Devilry, Deviltry, Irritant, Irritation, Irritation, Irritation, Irritation, Vexation, Vexation, Vexer
Definition of Get at
1. Verb. To manage to gain access to. ¹
2. Verb. To understand or ascertain by investigation. ¹
3. Verb. To mean, signify. ¹
4. Verb. To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother. ¹
5. Verb. To persuade by intimidation, to tamper with. ¹
6. Verb. (Slang) To contact someone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Get At
Literary usage of Get at
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"He was unable to get at the English, who were securely posted behind the marshes,
and challenged Edward to come out to battle. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1908)
"HOW TO get at THE INDIAN REMARKS OF MRS. HJ JOHNSON There is a false impression
afloat all through this country that any one can teach the Indian—that the ..."
3. Report by Indians Rights Association (1908)
"HOW TO get at THE INDIAN REMARKS OF MRS. HJ JOHNSON There is a false impression
afloat all through this country that any one can teach the Indian—that the ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"It was no less necessary to go hack from words to realities, to give up reasonings
and get at feelings, to test conceptions and arguments by a final ..."
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