go back
phrasal verb
went back; gone back; going back; goes back
1
: to return to a place
I forgot my purse and had to go back for it.
After college she went back home.
Go back inside! You'll catch cold.
2
: to return to doing something
I turned off the alarm and went back to sleep.
He waved hello, then went right back to work.
She went back to eating her dinner.
3
: to have existed for a particular amount of time or since a particular period
These ruins go back hundreds of years.
4
: to have known each other for an amount of time
We go back 30 years.
He and I go back a long way.
5
: to think or talk about something from the past
To fully understand the issues, we have to go back a few years.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
After the concert, the women, some of their friends, and a group including the two defendants went back to one of the women’s homes for a party.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2024
The group’s roots go back to November 1924 when LeRoy V. Brant organized a choir of more than 150 singers accompanied by a 25-piece orchestra from around the Santa Clara Valley for a Harvest Musical Festival held at what was then known as San Jose State Teachers College.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
Even if that happens, their battle with the insurer will go back to square one.
—Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
After the concert, the women, some of their friends, and a group including the two defendants went back to one of the women’s homes for a party.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2024
The group’s roots go back to November 1924 when LeRoy V. Brant organized a choir of more than 150 singers accompanied by a 25-piece orchestra from around the Santa Clara Valley for a Harvest Musical Festival held at what was then known as San Jose State Teachers College.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
Even if that happens, their battle with the insurer will go back to square one.
—Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for go back
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“Go back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20back. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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