go back

/goʊ bæk/

/gəʊ bæk/

Other forms: went back; going back; gone back; goes back

Definitions of go back

1. verb

   return in thought or speech to something
   synonyms: recur

   type of:

   come back, hark back, recall, return, rewind

   go back to something earlier
2. verb

   belong to an earlier time
   synonyms: date back, date from

   types:

   ascend

   go back in order of genealogical succession

   type of:

   initiate, originate, start

   bring into being
3. verb

   regain a former condition after a financial loss
   synonyms: recover, recuperate

   types:

   rally, rebound

   return to a former condition

   type of:

   regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back

   go back to a previous state