go back

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phrasal verb

if two people go back a particular period of time, they have known each other for that period of time
Example: After one drink they went back to her bedsit.
to have existed since or for a particular time
Example: Don’t forget, the clocks go back this Sunday.
to return to a person, place, subject, or activity
Example: Go back a century or more, and the church will be found at the centre of English village life.
when schools or students go back, classes begin again after a long holiday
Example: He then got married and yet within a month dumped the new one and went back to the original.
when the clocks go back, everyone changes the time on their clocks so that they show a time that is one hour earlier than before
Example: It started to rain, so we decided to go back.

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Real examples of "go back" in context

Jensen Ackles Was Put in Extremely Odd Adult Positions in The Boys

Interview

go back to the days-days.

8:28

Bryan Cranston Answers Your Questions

Interview

his shoulders go back, his voice goes stronger

4:10

Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame | Official Trailer

Trailers

None of us can go back.

0:33

Tom Cruise on Doing Incredibly Dangerous Stunts, Mission Impossible & Top Gun with Val Kilmer

Interview

Would you go back in time

14:19

Aaron Paul Gets Broken Bad While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Interview

it would have to go back to a Breaking Bad episode.

8:45

Elijah Wood Tastes the Lava of Mount Doom While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Interview

Being able to then go back and celebrate with the fans was the only thing to do.

7:07

Jason Momoa on Stealing from Aquaman Set, Love of Motorcycles & Making a Family Knife with His Kids

Interview

Do you go back there a lot?

1:47

Gerard Butler Cried While Watching How to Train Your Dragon, Shares Reactions to His Stoick Voice

Interview

So maybe I'll go back to, like, yeah, maybe in December.

4:24

You can't be able to go back there.

4:11

Jimmy And Kim Scam The Patron | Bali Ha'i | Better Call Saul

Movie part

You can always go back.

2:28

Jason Momoa's Full Interview on The Ellen Show

Interview

and we're gonna have to go back to that.

3:05

Guest Hosts Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman Interview Each Other

Entertainment

Is it difficult though to go back to like a beloved character? Are you ever like worried about ruining your, I don't know, legacy or career?

7:11

Tom Holland Calls for a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Interview

Yeah, I think it's when you go back in.

13:34

Chris Pratt on Dropping Marvel’s First F-Bomb, His Stripper Audition & Stealing from Set

Interview

mostly I set the bar low enough, don't want to go back to serving food to people.

2:00

Henry Cavill on His Warhammer Hobby, the Least Searched Questions About Him & Grilling on Set

Interview

It would eventually, just throughout the day, go back to... Oh, really?

11:43

Pedro Pascal on His INSANE Coffee Order, The Last of Us Season Two & Playing Mister Fantastic

Interview

I'm going to listen, I'm going to go back and watch

1:10

Margot Robbie Answers 73 Questions | Vogue

Interview

And you play characters from so many different eras. If you can go back and live in any of those periods, which would it be?

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go back

phrasal verb

Real examples of "go back" in context

Jensen Ackles Was Put in Extremely Odd Adult Positions in The Boys

Bryan Cranston Answers Your Questions

Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame | Official Trailer

Tom Cruise on Doing Incredibly Dangerous Stunts, Mission Impossible & Top Gun with Val Kilmer

Aaron Paul Gets Broken Bad While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Elijah Wood Tastes the Lava of Mount Doom While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Jason Momoa on Stealing from Aquaman Set, Love of Motorcycles & Making a Family Knife with His Kids

Gerard Butler Cried While Watching How to Train Your Dragon, Shares Reactions to His Stoick Voice

Jimmy And Kim Scam The Patron | Bali Ha'i | Better Call Saul

Jason Momoa's Full Interview on The Ellen Show

Guest Hosts Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman Interview Each Other

Tom Holland Calls for a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Chris Pratt on Dropping Marvel’s First F-Bomb, His Stripper Audition & Stealing from Set

Henry Cavill on His Warhammer Hobby, the Least Searched Questions About Him & Grilling on Set

Pedro Pascal on His INSANE Coffee Order, The Last of Us Season Two & Playing Mister Fantastic

Margot Robbie Answers 73 Questions | Vogue

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