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Go back meaning

Go back is a phrasal verb with 3 meanings. One of them is to return to a place you were before.

Past simple
went back
Past participle
gone back
-ing form
going back

What go back means

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To return to a place you were before

I never want to go back to that town.

2 more meanings of go back are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With go: go out, go in, go on, go off, go up, go away, go together, go with, go down, go through.

With back: bring back, come back, get back, give back, put back, take back, call back, come back to, hold back, keep back.

Common questions

What does go back mean?

It has 3 meanings. One of them is to return to a place you were before. The other 2, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of go back?

Went back. The past participle is gone back.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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