Usually means: Aim to reach or understand.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word get at:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. get at: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. get at: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. get at: Collins English Dictionary
  4. get at: Vocabulary.com
  5. get at: Wiktionary
  6. get at: Dictionary.com
  7. get at: Rhymezone
  8. get at: Free Dictionary
  9. get at: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. get at: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. get at: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. get at: Encyclopedia

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. get at: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. get at: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (get at)

verb:  To manage to gain access to.
verb:  To understand or ascertain by investigation.
verb:  To mean, signify, imply.
verb:  To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother.
verb:  To persuade by intimidation; to tamper with; to corrupt.
verb:  To begin working on or dealing with.
verb:  (slang, US) To contact someone.
verb:  (slang, UK) To tease (someone).

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