back
At or near the rearAt or near the rear.
» I'm glad to see you back.
Es freut mich, dich wiederzusehen.
Я рад видеть, что ты вернулся.
Я радий бачити, що ти повернувся.
Я радий знову тебе бачити.
Meaning
7 senses(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
(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.
(not comparable, usually)Not current.
I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine.
früher, alt, veraltet
ста́рыйstáryj
(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
(not comparable, usually)In arrears; overdue.
They still owe three months’ back rent.
(not comparable, usually)Moving or operating backward.
back action
(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 sentencesI'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
Wait here till I come back.
Дочекайся мене. — aandrusiak
ruЖди здесь, пока я не вернусь. — soweli_Elepanto
deWarte hier, bis ich zurückkomme. — Espi
So nice that you are back.
Так добре, що ти повернувся. — deniko
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
Let's turn and go back now.
Давай зараз розвернемося і підемо назад. — deniko
deLass uns jetzt umkehren! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English bak, from Old English bæc, from Proto-West Germanic *bak, from Proto-GFrom 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 backSynonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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