ɡoʊ bæk
neutral
beginner
- Base verb:
- go
- Particle:
- back
- Separable:
- No
What does "go back" mean?
- To return to a place
- To return to an earlier time or topic in discussion
- To have existed since a particular time
Examples
- I need to go back to the office—I forgot my laptop.
- Let me go back to what I said earlier about the budget.
- Their friendship goes back to childhood.
- We should go back to the basics and start fresh.
- I don't want to go back to my old habits.
How to use it
'Go back on' something means to break a promise or agreement. 'Go back to' can mean returning physically or revisiting a topic/habit.
Similar expressions
return
revert
date back
Opposites
go forward
advance
progress
Related phrasal verbs
- go on
To continue doing something or happening
- go out
To leave your home for social activities or entertainment
- go through
To experience something difficult or unpleasant
- go ahead
To proceed with something; to start or continue an action
- go off
To explode or fire (bomb, gun, fireworks)
- go away
To leave a place or person
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