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/bæk/ · adjective

Meaning

At or near the rear..

Definitions by Sense

1. At or near the rear.
2. (predicative) Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
3. Not current.
4. Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
5. In arrears; overdue.
6. Moving or operating backward.
7. (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
8. (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.

Example Sentences

Go in the back door of the house.

Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.

He was on vacation, but now he’s back.

The office fell into chaos when you left, but now order is back.

I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine.

They took a back road.

He lives out in the back country.

It's OK that the highway is jammed, because I know a back way. It's another good way to get there.

Synonyms for back

Antonyms for back

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Word Forms

• more back
• most back
• further back
• farther back
• furthest back
• farthest back
• backs
• backing
• backed

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