Meaning

7 senses
  1. (not comparable, usually)At or near the rear.

    Go in the back door of the house.

    hinterer, Rück-

    за́днийzádnij, ты́льныйtýlʹnyj, хвостово́йxvostovój

    за́днійzádnij, ти́льнийtýlʹnyj

    located at or near the back of an animal

  2. (not comparable, predicative, usually)Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.

    He was on vacation, but now he’s back.

    The office fell into chaos when you left, but now order is back.

  3. (not comparable, usually)Not current.

    I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine.

    früher, alt, veraltet

    ста́рыйstáryj

  4. (not comparable, usually)Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.

    They took a back road.

    He lives out in the back country.

    abgelegen

  5. (not comparable, usually)In arrears; overdue.

    They still owe three months’ back rent.

  6. (not comparable, usually)Moving or operating backward.

    back action

  7. (comparable, not comparable, usually)Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

    The vowel of lot has a back vowel in most dialects of England.

    hinterer, Hinterzungen-

Examples

20651 sentences
  1. I'm glad to see you back.

    Я радий бачити, що ти повернувся. — uaspeaker

    ruЯ рад видеть, что ты вернулся. — Hellerick

    deEs freut mich, dich wiederzusehen. — xtofu80

  2. Wait here till I come back.

    Дочекайся мене. — aandrusiak

    ruЖди здесь, пока я не вернусь. — soweli_Elepanto

    deWarte hier, bis ich zurückkomme. — Espi

  3. So nice that you are back.

    Так добре, що ти повернувся. — deniko

  4. I'll be back within an hour.

    Я повернуся протягом години. — deniko

    ruЯ вернусь в течение часа. — Biga

    deIn einer Stunde bin ich wieder da. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Let's turn and go back now.

    Давай зараз розвернемося і підемо назад. — deniko

    deLass uns jetzt umkehren! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
near the rear:
Русский
By meaning 2
near the rear:
not current:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
near the rear:
not current:
away from the main area:
phonetics: produced in the back of the mouth:

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.

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Forms

more back, most back
Comparativemore back Lesson
Superlativemost back Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
near the rear:rearB2
not current:formerB1previousB1
Close in meaning
  • located at or near the back of an animal:hindhinder

Antonyms

3 antonyms
near the rear, phonetics:frontA1
not current:currentB1
away from the main area:mainB1

Word family

5 related words

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
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