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Go back

/ɡəʊ ˈbæk/

A2

Beginner

1. To return to a place where you were before.

  • After the meeting, she decided to go back to the office to finish up some work.
  • He went back home after his vacation was over.

2. To return to a previous state or condition.

  • Sometimes it's hard to go back to normal life after a long trip.
  • After his injury, he struggled to go back to his previous level of fitness.

3. To start doing something again that you used to do.

  • She plans to go back to school next semester.
  • I might go back to painting once I have more free time.

4. To remember or think about something from the past.

  • When I go back to my childhood, I remember the summers spent at my grandparents' house.
  • The photos made her go back to the days of her youth.

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