look back
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look back
verb looks back · looking back · looked back
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To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
Near-synonyms: recollect, recall, remember
Similar: think back, hark back, review, reminisce, recollect, recall, remember
- To reconsider or regret. You do what you have to do, and don't look back.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, back. Don't look back in anger, I heard you say
noun look backs
- Alternative form of look-back
Translations
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verb reminisce about the past
| Español | recordar, volver la cabeza, acordarse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 回顧 /回顾 huígù |
| Français | se remémorer |
| Deutsch | zurückschauen, zurückblicken |
| Русский | огля́дываться ogljádyvatʹsja, огляну́ться ogljanútʹsja |
verb look behind oneself
| Español | ver hacia atrás, mirar hacia atrás, volver la cabeza, volverse hacia atrás |
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| 한국어 | 돌아보다 doraboda |
| 日本語 | 振り返る furikaeru |
| 中文 | 回頭看 /回头看 huítóu kàn |
| Français | regarder derrière soi |
| Deutsch | zurückschauen, zurückblicken, nach hinten blicken, nach hinten schauen, umdrehen |
| Русский | огля́дываться ogljádyvatʹsja, огляну́ться ogljanútʹsja |
| العربية | اِلْتَفَتَ iltafata, اِسْتَدَارَ istadāra |
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