aback
aback · abacks
An inscribed stone squareAn inscribed stone square.
/əˈbæk/
» I was quite taken aback by their bad manners.
Meaning
1 senses(Early, Modern, obsolete)An inscribed stone square.
Examples
51 sentencesI was quite taken aback by their bad manners.
I was a little taken aback.
Tom was taken aback.
ruТом был ошеломлен. — sharptoothed
I was taken aback.
ruЯ опешил. — marafon
You seemed taken aback.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin abacus.Borrowed from Latin abacus.
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