get even
get even · gets even · got even · getting even
мстити, помстити
отомстить, мстить
sich rächen, Vergeltung üben
To inflict trouble or harm on another in return, typically the same as that inflicted…To inflict trouble or harm on another in return, typically the same as that inflicted on oneself.
» I didn't get even one letter from Tom.
Я не отримав від Тома жодного листа.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To inflict trouble or harm on another in return, typically the same as that inflicted on oneself.
свести́ счётыsvestí sčóty, рассчита́тьсяrassčitátʹsja, расквита́тьсяraskvitátʹsja
More definitions
- take revenge or even out a score
- compensate; make the score equal
Examples
99 sentencesI didn't get even one letter from Tom.
Я не отримав від Тома жодного листа.
I got even with Tom.
Я помстився Тому.
ruЯ поквитался с Томом.
I've got an even better idea.
ruУ меня даже получше идея есть.
I just want to get even.
I need a chance to get even.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
get revenge:
Forms
gets even, getting even, got even, got even| Base form | get even · to get even |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gets even |
| Present participle | getting even |
| Past simple | got even |
| Past participle | got even / gotten even |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle