Meaning

1 senses
  1. To begin a return trip to a starting point.

Examples

67 sentences
  1. I've got to start fighting back.

    deIch muss damit anfangen, zurückzuschlagen.

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  2. It's time to start back home.

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  3. We have to start fighting back.

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  4. Tom started walking back the way he came.

    deTom machte sich auf den Weg zurück dorthin, woher er gekommen war.

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  5. They all stopped and started to back away.

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Forms

starts back, starting back, started back, started back
Base formstart back · to start back
3rd person singularstarts back
Present participlestarting back
Past simplestarted back
Past participlestarted back

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystart back
he, she, itstarts back

Past simpleLesson

all personsstarted back

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave started back
he, she, ithas started back

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill start back

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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