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Pronunciation [change]
- IPA: /ˈbæk/
- SAMPA: /"b{k/
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Preposition [change]
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Preposition |
- Toward the rear.
- He went back behind the stands.
- To a place again.
- I didn't like it, so I sent it back.
- He went back to the same house.
- They came back again.
Noun [change]
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Singular |
- (countable) The back is the rear part of something; it is the part in the other direction from the front.
- I went to the back of the house.
- (countable) The back is the rear part of the human body.
- He had a scar on his back.
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Antonyms [change]
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Verb [change]
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- (transitive) If you back something, you support it.
- The Republicans backed the bill.
- (transitive) If you back up, you move backward.
- He put the car in gear and backed right into the garage door.
Synonyms [change]
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| Parts of the body (edit) | |
|---|---|
| head | ears - eyes - nose - mouth - chin |
| torso | neck - throat - shoulders - chest - ribs - abdomen - pelvis - back |
| internal organs | heart - lungs - liver - stomach - kidneys - intestines - bladder - ovaries - uterus |
| extremities | arms - hands - fingers - legs - feet - toes |
| sex organs | penis - vagina - testicle - ovary |
