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Get at has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

reach or gain access to

"How does one access the attic in this house?"

"I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"

2

influence by corruption

3

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"

"It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

4

To manage to gain access to.

Example Sentences
"How does one access the attic in this house?" verb
"I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof" verb
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me" verb
"It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" verb
See Also
get to mean understand ascertain contact ungetatable getatable signify
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
reach influence displease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
get eat into peeve ruffle fret harass antagonize
Rhyming Words
go at cut at eat at aim at rap at sit at paw at run at yell at have at gnaw at gaze at call at hint at work at peer at look at wink at talk at pick at
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