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go back

The correct spelling is go back.

How to pronounce go back

verb

Say it like: Go -bak

The correct spelling is go back. To return to a place after having been there at a previous time. For example: "Bill and I go back to college."

Usage Examples

Bill and I go back to college.

Bill and I have a friendship that goes back years.

You promised me that you'd pay up today, no going back on your word.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To return to a place after having been there at a previous time.
  2. 2.(of two or more persons) To have known each other for a certain length of time.
  3. 3.To extend into past time.
  4. 4.(used with "on") To abandon, desert, betray or fail someone or something.

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