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To have determined or dictated
Past participle for to acquire or gain possession of (something)
“In her view, one way to get at success is to define it in terms of what the patient wants from treatment and what the therapist wants.”
Past participle for to reach or gain access to something
“It was possible to actually reach in and get at the components of your engine.”
Past participle for to intent to mean, sometimes indirectly
“What exactly were you trying to get at when you scratched your nose and winked?”
Past participle for to irritate or annoy someone
“If somebody were to insult me and call me crazy, I feel like that would really get at me.”
(British, informal) Past participle for to harass or torment someone, typically subtly and repeatedly
“Keane has improved his aggression in the past few seasons, and I think that is one thing critics can not get at him for.”
(British, informal) Past participle for to bribe or unfairly influence someone
“It occurs to me that any of those seven judges could have been got at.”
Past participle for to harass or annoy someone
Past participle for to disturb mentally or emotionally
Past participle for to suggest or indicate something indirectly
Past participle for to subject to cruel or unjust treatment
Past participle for to be impossible to understand
Past participle for to search for something, typically information
Past participle for to criticize or express contempt for
Past participle for to discover information by means of an assiduous search or investigation
Past participle for to insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way
Past participle for to physically attack violently
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