Meaning

24 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

    Could you please scratch my back?

    the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

  2. The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

    (countable, uncountable)The spine and associated tissues.

    I hurt my back lifting those crates.

  3. (slang, uncountable)Large and attractive buttocks.

  4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.

    I still need to finish the back of your dress.

    the part of a garment that covers the back of your body

  5. (countable, uncountable)The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.

    Can you fix the back of this chair?

    Rückenlehne

    спи́нкаspínka

    спи́нкаspýnka

  6. (countable, uncountable)That which is farthest away from the front.

    He sat in the back of the room.

  7. That which is farthest away from the front.

    (countable, uncountable)The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.

    Turn the book over and look at the back.

  8. The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.

    (countable, uncountable)The edge of a book which is bound.

    The titles are printed on the backs of the books.

  9. (countable, uncountable)The inside margin of a page.

  10. (countable, uncountable)The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.

    Tap it with the back of your knife.

  11. That which is farthest away from the front.

    (countable, uncountable)The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.

    I hung the clothes on the back of the door.

    the side that goes last or is not normally seen

  12. (countable, uncountable)Area behind, such as the backyard of a house or the rear storeroom of a retail store.

    We’ll meet out in the back of the library.

    Are you sure you're totally out of hair gel? Could you please check in the back?

Examples

20651 sentences

  1. I'm glad to see you back.

    Я радий бачити, що ти повернувся.

    ruЯ рад видеть, что ты вернулся.

    deEs freut mich, dich wiederzusehen.

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  2. Wait here till I come back.

    Дочекайся мене.

    ruЖди здесь, пока я не вернусь.

    deWarte hier, bis ich zurückkomme.

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  3. So nice that you are back.

    Так добре, що ти повернувся.

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  4. I'll be back within an hour.

    Я повернуся протягом години.

    ruЯ вернусь в течение часа.

    deIn einer Stunde bin ich wieder da.

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  5. Let's turn and go back now.

    Давай зараз розвернемося і підемо назад.

    deLass uns jetzt umkehren!

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
the rear of body:
that which is farthest away from the front — see also rear:
the backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back — see also backrest:
a position behind most players on the team:
Русский
By meaning 5
the rear of body:
that which is farthest away from the front — see also rear:
the backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back — see also backrest:
a position behind most players on the team:
the reverse side — see also rear:
Deutsch
By meaning 7
the rear of body:
that which is farthest away from the front — see also rear:
the backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back — see also backrest:
the part of something that goes last:
a position behind most players on the team:
the reverse side — see also rear:
cistern:

Origin

From Middle English bak, from Old English bæc, from Proto-West Germanic *bak, from Proto-G

From Middle English bak, from Old English bæc, from Proto-West Germanic *bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“to bend”). The adverb represents an aphetic form of aback.

Borrowed from French bac.

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Forms

plural: backs
Singularback
Pluralbacks

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
side opposite the visible side:reverseB2
bound edge of book:spine
rear of the body:dorsum
Close in meaning
  • a support that you can lean against while sitting:backrest
  • the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine:dorsum
  • the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer:rear
  • the side that goes last or is not normally seen:rear
  • the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book:bindingbook bindingcover
  • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord:spinal columnvertebral columnspinebackbonerachis

Antonyms

1 antonyms
side opposite the front or useful side:frontA2

Word family

43 related words
RelatedbaconB1
DerivedbackacheB1backwardB2abackabackwardarrowbackassbackbackachingback actorback dayback extensionbackhoeback-of-the-envelopeback-padback squatbig backblocking backcasebackdefensive backdrawing backgee backh-backhingebackhinged-back tortoisehorseback

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • go back to
  • come back
  • go back
  • coming coming back
  • get back
  • to go back
  • came came back
  • back home
  • to come back
  • get back to
  • in the back
  • coming back

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bachbachelorbachelorettebackacheB1backbonebackcountrybackdrop
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