swing back
swing back · swings back · swung back · swinging back
To return to a previous positionTo return to a previous position.
» Swing your arm back and forth.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To return to a previous position.
Examples
5 sentencesSwing your arm back and forth.
The pendulum swung back and forth.
deDas Pendel schwang hin und her.
They swung back and forth on the branch.
Paul was sitting on the swing, pushing back and forth in boredom.
We heard the swing squeaking back and forth in the park where there was supposed to be no one else but us.
Forms
swings back, swinging back, swung back, swung back| Base form | swing back · to swing back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | swings back |
| Present participle | swinging back |
| Past simple | swung back |
| Past participle | swung back |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- swing outгойдатисяUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see swing, out.
- swing overгойдатисяSynonym of swing by (“pay a brief informal visit”).
- swing offTo steer one's bicycle to the side in order to allow other riders to overtake.
- swing backTo return to a previous position.
- swing awayTo swing at a pitch, as opposed to bunting; to take a full swing.
- swing forTo be punished severely.
- swing throughTo swing and miss at a pitch.
- swing byTo pay a brief, informal visit.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb