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  1. access, get atverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    annoy, devil, rile, get to, rag, gravel, access, nettle, irritate, bother, nark, vex, chafe

  2. get atverb

    influence by corruption

    Synonyms:
    annoy, devil, rile, get to, rag, gravel, access, nettle, irritate, bother, nark, vex, chafe

  3. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devilverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    nark, dumbfound, reproof, chide, bait, mystify, urticate, rile, fret, dun, cod, razz, crucify, stick, bedevil, reprimand, reach, amaze, lambaste, devil, get to, rub, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat, lambast, trounce, tease, taunt, roil, access, berate, chew up, disoblige, torment, stupefy, lecture, trouble oneself, agitate, put out, rag, discommode, inconvenience oneself, ride, bewilder, dress down, irritate, tantalize, stir up, rally, make, remonstrate, flummox, incommode, get, baffle, jaw, rebuke, worry, pose, vex, inconvenience, perplex, raise up, bother, gravel, disturb, take to task, fray, gall, puzzle, trouble, bawl out, scratch, nettle, progress to, call on the carpet, commove, twit, excoriate, have words, chafe, scold, call down, shake up, nonplus

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  1. get at

    Synonyms:
    discover, determine, find out

  2. get at

    Synonyms:
    reach, make way to

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How to use get at in a sentence?

  1. Douglas Adams, "Mostly Harmless":

    The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.

  2. Bill Murphy:

    This is our moment to get at truth. This is our moment to get it right.

  3. Ulysses S. Grant:

    The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving.

  4. Steve Hegenderfer:

    The advantage these mega companies gain by installing beacons is that they seem more like a small business, customers walk in and get a bit of personalized service through their smartphone like they’d get at a small outfit.

  5. Douglas Adams:

    The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.


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