Summary
English Synonyms: more detail...
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back:
- back; back side; back of a chair; rear side; reverse; backrest; cover; binding; book binding; rear; dorsum; spine; backbone; spinal column; vertebral column; rachis
- backwards; return; back; reverse; once again; again; once more; a second time; in former times; earlier; previously; formerly; in bygone days; before; since
- back; protect; assist; help; attend; be attentive; extend the hand; be helpful; back up; aid; prop up; make oneself useful; second; do good; finance; support; stake; game; punt; bet on; gage; endorse; plunk for; indorse; plump for
- back; hind; reverse; wrong side; backwards
- back; hinder; hind
- back; backward; backwards; rearward; rearwards
English
Detailed Synonyms for back in English
back:
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the back
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the back
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the back
– (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage 1 -
the back
– a support that you can lean against while sitting 1 -
the back
– the part of a garment that covers the back of your body 1 -
the back
– the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book 1the cover; the back; the binding; the book binding– the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book 1 -
the back
– the side that goes last or is not normally seen 1 -
the back
– the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine 1 -
the back
– the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord 1the back; the spine; the backbone; the spinal column; the vertebral column; the rachis– the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord 1 -
the back
– the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer 1 -
the back
– (football) a person who plays in the backfield 1
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back
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back
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back
once again; again; once more; a second time; back-
once again adv
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again adv
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once more adv
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a second time adj
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back adj
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back
in former times; earlier; previously; formerly; in bygone days; since; back-
in former times adj
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earlier adj
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previously adv
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formerly adv
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in bygone days adj
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since adj
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back adj
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to back
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to back
to assist; to help; to attend; to be attentive; to extend the hand; to be helpful; to back up; to aid; to prop up; to make oneself useful; to second; to back; to do good -
to back
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to back
– strengthen by providing with a back or backing 1 -
to back
– establish as valid or genuine 1 -
to back
– shift to a counterclockwise direction 1 -
to back
– place a bet on 1 -
to back
– travel backward 1 -
to back
– cause to travel backward 1 -
to back
– support financial backing for 1 -
to back
– be behind; approve of 1 -
to back
– give support or one's approval to 1 -
to back
– be in back of 1
Conjugations for back:
present
- back
- back
- backs
- back
- back
- back
simple past
- backed
- backed
- backed
- backed
- backed
- backed
present perfect
- have backed
- have backed
- has backed
- have backed
- have backed
- have backed
past continuous
- was backing
- were backing
- was backing
- were backing
- were backing
- were backing
future
- shall back
- will back
- will back
- shall back
- will back
- will back
continuous present
- am backing
- are backing
- is backing
- are backing
- are backing
- are backing
subjunctive
- be backed
- be backed
- be backed
- be backed
- be backed
- be backed
diverse
- back!
- let's back!
- backed
- backing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they
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back
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back
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back
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back
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back
– located at or near the back of an animal 1 -
back
– related to or located at the back 1 -
back
– of an earlier date 1
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back
– in or to or toward a past time 1 -
back
– at or to or toward the back or rear 1 -
back
– in repayment or retaliation 1 -
back
– in or to or toward a former location 1 -
back
– in or to or toward an original condition 1 -
back
– in reply 1