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 go back go back /ɡoʊ bæk/

verb

  1. () Return in thought or speech to something  ( recur , go back )
    return in thought or speech to something
      Let's go back to the beginning and start over.
    Let's go back to the beginning and start over.
  2. () Belong to an earlier time  ( date from , go back , date back )
    belong to an earlier time
     This story dates back 200 years
    This story dates back 200 years
  3. Regain a former condition after a financial loss  ( go back , recuperate , recover )
    regain a former condition after a financial loss
     We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90
    We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90
     The company managed to recuperate
    The company managed to recuperate