backseat
backseat · backseats · backseated · backseating
To act in the manner of a back-seat driver or a back-seat gamerTo act in the manner of a back-seat driver or a back-seat gamer.
US/bæksˈit/
» Tom was sitting in the backseat.
Том сидел на заднем сиденье.
Meaning
1 sensesTo act in the manner of a back-seat driver or a back-seat gamer.
Examples
24 sentencesTom was sitting in the backseat.
ruТом сидел на заднем сиденье.
Tom is sitting in the backseat.
Tom wasn't sitting in the backseat.
Was Tom alone in the backseat?
Did you unlock the backseat doors?
Origin
From back + seat.From back + seat.
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Forms
backseats, backseating, backseated, backseated| Base form | backseat · to backseat |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backseats |
| Present participle | backseating |
| Past simple | backseated |
| Past participle | backseated |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle