Meaning

11 senses
  1. (not comparable)To or in a previous condition or place.

    He gave back the money.

    I left my mobile phone back at the hotel. I’ll have to go back and get it.

    zurück, wieder da

    наза́дnazád, обра́тноobrátno, вспятьvspjatʹ

    наза́дnazád

    in or to or toward an original condition

  2. In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.

    Someone pushed me in the chest and I fell back.

    The grandfather clock toppled back and crashed to the ground.

  3. In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.

    Wind the film back a few frames.

    Don’t forget to put the clocks back by one hour tonight!

  4. Towards, into or in the past.

    These records go back years.

    He built a time machine and travelled back to 1800.

    in or to or toward a past time

  5. Away from someone or something; at a distance.

    Keep back! It could explode at any moment!

  6. Away from the front or from an edge (of something or someone).

    Sit all the way back in your chair.

    Step back from the curb.

    наза́дnazád

  7. So as to shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.

    This tree is dying back.

    Clear back all this vegetation.

  8. In a manner that impedes.

    Fear held him back.

  9. (not comparable)In a reciprocal manner; in return.

    If you hurt me, I’ll hurt you back.

    The light bounces back off the mirror.

  10. (postpositional)Earlier, ago.

    We met many years back.

    I last saw him a day or two back.

  11. To a later point in time. See also put back.

    The meeting has been moved back an hour. It was at 3 o’clock; now it's at 4 o’clock.

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 1
to or in a previous condition or place:
Русский
By meaning 1
to or in a previous condition or place:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to or in a previous condition or place:

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

further back/farther back, furthest back/farthest back
Comparativefurther back / farther back Lesson
Superlativefurthest back / farthest back

irregular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

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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