get one's back

own

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ohn]
- /gɛt wʌnz bæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ohn]
- /gɛt wʌnz bæk/

Definitions of get one's back words

adjective get one's back situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence. 1
adjective get one's back far away or removed from the front or main area, position, or rank; remote: back settlements. 1
adjective get one's back belonging to the past: back files; back issues. 1
adjective get one's back in arrears; overdue: back pay. 1
adjective get one's back coming or going back; moving backward: back current. 1
adjective get one's back Navigation. reciprocal (def 7). 1

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Origin of get one's back

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (adj.) Middle English owen, Old English āgen (cognate with German eigen, Old Norse eigenn), orig. past participle of āgan to possess (see owe); (v.) Middle English ownen, Old English āgnian, āhnian, derivative of āgen

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Parts of speech for Get one's back

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get one's back popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".