Go back
Example: I will go back home after school today.
Definition
"Go back" means to return to a previous place or state. It involves moving away from the current location or situation to an earlier one, as in the sentence 'I will go back home after school today,' indicating a physical or temporal return.
Translations
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vuelve -
ga terug -
torna enrere -
retourne -
geh zurück
Etymology
The phrase "go back" combines the verb 'go,' derived from Old English 'gān,' meaning to move or proceed, with 'back,' from Old English 'bæc,' indicating a return or reverse direction. Together, they form a common expression used to describe returning to a prior place or condition.
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"Go back" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used expressions.
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