go back

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go back

verb goes back · going back · went back · gone back

  1. intransitive To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. We were getting cold so we decided to go back.

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verb to return to a place

한국어돌아가다 doragada
日本語戻る modoru, 帰る kaeru
中文回去 huíqu, 返回 fǎnhuí
Kiswahilikurejea
Portuguêsvoltar
Françaisrentrer, retourner
Deutschzurückgehen, zurückfahren
Italianotornare
Românăîntoarce
Русскийвозвраща́ться vozvraščátʹsja, возврати́ться vozvratítʹsja, верну́ться vernútʹsja
Tiếng Việttrở lại

verb to have known each other

Русскийбыть знако́мыми bytʹ znakómymi

verb to extend into past time

Русскийбрать нача́ло bratʹ načálo, простира́ться prostirátʹsja, дати́роваться datírovatʹsja

verb to abandon, desert, betray or fail someone or something

Françaisrevenir

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"go back." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/go%20back.

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@misc{go_back_2026,
  title = {go back},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20back},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}