Back - English meaning

bæk

Back – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.
Usage examples:
He lay on his back
noun
The side or part of something that is away from the spectator or from the direction in which it moves or faces; the rear.
Usage examples:
At the back of the hotel is a secluded garden
Synonims:
RearRear sideOther sideSternEndTail endRear endTailFar endTag end
noun
A player in a team game who plays in a defensive position behind the forwards.
Usage examples:
Their backs showed some impressive running and passing
noun
The grounds of cambridge colleges which back on to the river cam.

adverb
In the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling towards.
Usage examples:
He moved back a pace
Synonims:
BackwardsBehind oneTo one's rearRearwardsAwayOff
adverb
So as to return to an earlier or normal position or condition.
Usage examples:
She put the book back on the shelf
adverb
In or into the past.
Usage examples:
He made his fortune back in 1955
adverb
In return.
Usage examples:
They wrote back to me

verb
Give financial, material, or moral support to.
Usage examples:
He had a newspaper empire backing him
Synonims:
SponsorFinancePut up the money forFundSubsidizeUnderwritePromoteLend one's name toBe a patron ofAct as guarantor ofSupportFoot the bill forPick up the tab forBankrollStakeEndor
verb
Walk or drive backwards.
Usage examples:
I put the car in reverse and backed down the road
Synonims:
ReverseMove/drive backwardsBacktrackRetrace one's stepsDraw backStep backMove awayBack offRetreatWithdrawPull backGive groundShrink backBlenchCowerQuailQuake
verb
Cover the back of (an article) in order to support, protect, or decorate it.
Usage examples:
A mirror backed with tortoiseshell
verb
Lie behind or at the back of.
Usage examples:
The promenade is backed by lots of cafes

adjective
Of or at the back of something.
Usage examples:
The back garden
Synonims:
RearEndHindHindmostRearmostDorsalPosterior
adjective
From or relating to the past.
Usage examples:
She was owed back pay
Synonims:
PastOldPreviousEarlierFormerOut of date
adjective
Directed towards the rear or in a reversed course.
Usage examples:
A back header
adjective
(of a sound) articulated at the back of the mouth.
Usage examples:
A long back vowel, as in 'dance' or 'bath'

The posterior part of a human (or animal) body

adverb
In, at, or toward a previous place or condition or an earlier time

verb
To give support or approval to someone or something
Usage examples:
Shareholders will be asked to back the proposals., a handful of firms will sell more than $2 billio…

adverb
In, into, or towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time
Usage examples:
Look back he looked back and saw they were following him., put something back when you take the sci…

adverb
In return
Usage examples:
If he hits me, i'll hit him back., you're not just going to let her say those things about you with…

adverb
In reply
Usage examples:
I'm busy at the moment - can i call you back?, i wrote to donna several months ago, but she hasn't …

adverb
Used about watching something that has been recorded, especially after experiencing it in real life
Usage examples:
Watch something back i haven't watched the race back on video and i think i never will., view somet…

adverb
Further away in distance
Usage examples:
If we push the table back against the wall, we'll have more room., "keep back!" he shouted, "don't …

noun
The inside or outside part of an object, vehicle, building, etc. that is furthest from the front
Usage examples:
Out the back ted was out the back., round the back if there's no reply at the front door, come roun…

noun
Close together and facing in opposite directions
Usage examples:
The office was full of computers, and we had to sit back to back in long rows.

noun
Happening one after another, without interruption
Usage examples:
Coming up after the break, three rolling stones classics back to back.

noun
With the back part of something where the front should be
Usage examples:
You've put your jumper on back to front.

noun
The side of your hand that has hair growing on it
Usage examples:
He kissed the back of her hand.

noun
The part of your body that is opposite to the front, from your shoulders to your bottom
Usage examples:
On your back he lay on his back, staring at the ceiling., turn your back i turned my back while she…

noun
To cause a serious injury to your back
Usage examples:
She put her back out lifting a box., he has had to withdraw from the competition after putting his …

noun
(in some sports, such as football) one of the players in a team who try to stop players from the other team from scoring goals, rather than trying to score goals themselves
Usage examples:
He plays at left back.

noun
In sports such as american football and rugby, one of the players in the team who stand farthest away from the ball when the action starts
Usage examples:
The big back scored all three of the team's touchdowns., we rarely managed to get the ball out to t…

verb
To give support to someone or something with money or words
Usage examples:
The management has refused to back our proposals.

verb
To risk money by saying that you think a horse, team, etc. will win a race, game, or competition in order to win more money if they do
Usage examples:
The horse i backed came in last.

verb
To (cause to) move backwards
Usage examples:
Please could you back your car up a few feet so that i can get mine out of the driveway?, back into…

verb
To cover the back of something with a material, often to make it stronger or thicker
Usage examples:
The material is backed with a heavy lining.

adjective
At or near the back of something
Usage examples:
She left the house by the back door., the back seat of the car folds down.

adjective
Paid after the end of a period of time when it should have been paid
Usage examples:
They owe the staff several thousand in back pay., he owes a lot in back taxes.

Back translation into English

Back: translate from English into Chinese

背部, 背面, 后, 后面, 向后, 后部, 腰, 支持, 脊背, 后边, 以前, 后身, 脊, 腰杆子, 赌钱, 冀, 襄, 翊, 后边的, 后部的, 后的, 后面的

Back: translate from English into Dutch

Rug, Terug, Achterkant, Achterzijde, Steunen, Teruggaan, Achterste, Achteruit, Rugleuning, Achterwaarts, Ommezijde, Rugstuk, Achterspeler, Achterst, De rug versterken van, Wedden op, Achteruitbewegen

Back: translate from English into French

Retour, Dos, Arrière, Soutenir, Appuyer, En arrière, Reculer, De nouveau, Fond, Dossier, Derrière, Verso, Revers, De derrière, Envers, Arriéré, Faire reculer, Dernier, En retard, Jouer, Accompagner, Garantir, Miser sur, Parier sur, Maroufler, Pistonner, Commanditer, Renforcer, Financer, Donner son aval à, À l'arrière, Vers l'arrière

Back: translate from English into German

Der rücken, Zurück, Wieder, Rückseite, Rücken, Nach hinten, Hintere, Rückenlehne, Hintergrund, Hinterseite, Retour, Zurücksetzen, Zurückfahren, Heck, Kreuz, Fond, Rückwärtig, Buckel, Unterstützen, Setzen, Stützen, Kehrseite, Rückständig, Klappe, Aufziehen, Begleiten, Ast, Rist, Finanzieren, Tragen, Schluss, Hinter-

Back: translate from English into Hindi

पीछे, वापस, पीठ, पिछला, कमर, पीछे की ओर, पीछे को, पिछला भाग, पीछे जाना, पिछली तरफ़, बक़ाया, संभालना, मदद देना, संभाल देना, समर्थन करना, साथ देना, दूर, टब, पीछे हटना, उलटा चलना, सकारना

Back: translate from English into Italian

Indietro, Schiena, Posteriore, Retro, Sostenere, Schienale, Parte posteriore, Dietro, Dorso, Spalle, Fondo, Di ritorno, Lontano, Prima, Spalliera, Spalla, Rovescio, Arretrato, Groppa, Sfondo, Di dietro, Di rimando, Tergo, Indietreggiare, Reni, Reduce, Dosso, Spina dorsale, Poster, Culo, Fare marcia indietro, Remoto, Far indietreggiare, Puntare su, Scommettere su, Controfirmare

Back: translate from English into Korean

뒤, 뒤로, 백, 등, 도로, 배후, 밀린, 먼, 안, 밀려서, 타다, 큰 통, 본래 자리로, 본래 자리 상태로, 억눌러서, 소금하여, 되풀이하여, 짊어지는 힘, 배후의, 이전의, 되돌아가는, 나머지 아홉흘의, 뒷받침하다, 후진시키다, 등을 붙이다, 등을 달다, 배경을 이루다, 짊어지다, 배서하다, ...에 반주를 넣다

Back: translate from English into Russian

Назад, Обратно, Защитник, Задний, Спина, Поддерживать, Обратный, Вспять, Спинка, Отступать, Задняя сторона, Тому назад, Корешок, Хребет, Оборотная сторона, Тыльный, Большой чан, Тыльная сторона, Пятиться, Изнанка, Подкреплять, Отсталый, Осаживать, Подкладка, Просроченный, Отдаленный, Подпирать, Потолок, Переплетать, Задняя грань, Гребень, Обух, Индоссировать, Держать пари, Пятить, Висячий бок пласта, Кровля, Запоздалый, Примыкать, Идти задним ходом, Ездить верхом, Садиться в седло, Приучать к седлу, Носить на спине, Служить подкладкой, Служить спинкой, Ставить, Ставить на подкладку, Служить фоном, Старый, Субсидировать, Граничить

Back: translate from English into Spanish

Espalda, Atrás, Respaldar, De nuevo, De vuelta, Parte posterior, Apoyar, Detrás, Retroceder, Trasero, Respaldo, Fondo, Dorso, Reverso, Lomo, Revés, De retroceso, Atrasado, Zaga, Envés, Cambiar, Recular, Dar marcha atrás, Montar, Defender, Girar, Del interior, Avalar, Canto, Extradós, Torcer, Endosar, Mudar, Dar marcha atrás a, Forzal, Enlomar, Despaldar, Moverse atrás, Hacer marcha atrás con, Foro, Favorecer, Transformar, Velar

Word origin

Old English bæc, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch and Old Norse bak . The adverb use dates from late Middle English and is a shortening of aback.

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Back synonims

away

əˈweɪ

adverb
To or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing.
Usage examples:
She landed badly, and crawled away

adjective
(of a sports fixture) played at the opponents' ground.
Usage examples:
Tomorrow night's away game at leicester

noun
An away match or win.
Usage examples:
It certainly will prove a stark contrast to recent league aways the hatters have enjoyed at the lik…

Away - all meanings in English

back off

phrasal verb
Move backwards from a certain position

phrasal verb
To stop being involved in a situation, usually in order to allow other people to deal with it themselves
Usage examples:
She started to criticize me, then she suddenly backed off., just back off and let us do this on our…

Back off - all meanings in English

backtrack

ˈbæk.træk

verb
Retrace one's steps.
Usage examples:
Marilyn backtracked and went down into the basement

verb
To go back the same way you came, or to consider information again
Usage examples:
We need to backtrack a bit and examine the history of this problem., the government backtracked on …

verb
To go back along a path that you have just followed
Usage examples:
We went the wrong way and had to backtrack till we got to the right turning.

Backtrack - all meanings in English

backwards

ˈbæk.wədz

adverb
(of a movement) in the direction of one's back.
Usage examples:
Penny glanced backwards

adverb
Towards the direction that is opposite to the one in which you are facing or opposite to the usual direction
Usage examples:
I walked backwards towards the door., he took a step backwards to allow her to pass., he began coun…

adverb
Returning to older and less effective ways
Usage examples:
A step backwards the breakdown in negotiations will be seen as a step backwards.

Backwards - all meanings in English

bankroll

ˈbæŋk.rəʊl

noun
A roll of banknotes.
Usage examples:
After showing them his gun, he throws them a large bankroll of cash and invites them to come work f…

verb
Support (a person, organization, or project) financially.
Usage examples:
The project is bankrolled by wealthy expatriates

noun
The money that a person or organization possesses
Usage examples:
More than half of his bankroll during the election campaign came from texas., this was a joint prog…

Bankroll - all meanings in English

blench

blentʃ

verb
Make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain.
Usage examples:
He blenched and struggled to regain his composure

verb
To move back or away suddenly or react physically because something frightens, disgusts (= shocks), or upsets you
Usage examples:
At the sight of the dead animal, diana blenched.

verb
To be very unwilling to do something
Usage examples:
My sister blenches at the very thought of changing a baby's nappy.

Blench - all meanings in English

cower

ˈkaʊər

verb
Crouch down in fear.
Usage examples:
Children cowered in terror as the shoot-out erupted

verb
To lower your head or body in fear, often while moving backwards
Usage examples:
Stop cowering! i'm not going to hit you.

Cower - all meanings in English

dorsal

ˈdɔː.səl

adjective
On or relating to the upper side or back of an animal, plant, or organ.
Usage examples:
A dorsal view of the body

adjective
Of, on, or near the back of an animal
Usage examples:
A shark's dorsal fin

Dorsal - all meanings in English

earlier

adjective
Happening or done before the usual or expected time.
Usage examples:
We ate an early lunch

adverb
Before the usual or expected time.
Usage examples:
I was planning to finish work early today

noun
Potatoes which are ready to be harvested before the main crop.
Usage examples:
The versatile early potato solanum tuberosum has many varieties, which have their own distinct seas…

Earlier - all meanings in English

end

noun
A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.
Usage examples:
The end of the year

verb
Come or bring to a final point; finish.
Usage examples:
When the war ended, policy changed

suffix
Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.
Usage examples:
Dividend

End - all meanings in English

finance

ˈfaɪ.næns

noun
The management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies.
Usage examples:
The firm's finance department

verb
Provide funding for (a person or enterprise).
Usage examples:
The health service is financed almost entirely by the taxpayer

verb
The commercial activity of providing funds and capital

Finance - all meanings in English

former

ˈfɔː.mər

adjective
Having previously been a particular thing.
Usage examples:
Her former boyfriend

noun
A person or thing that forms something.
Usage examples:
An opinion-former

adjective
Of an earlier time, but not now
Usage examples:
The former president lives on his ranch., of the two suggestions, i prefer the former.

Former - all meanings in English

fund

fʌnd

noun
A sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose.
Usage examples:
He had set up a fund to coordinate economic investment

verb
Provide with money for a particular purpose.
Usage examples:
The world bank refused to fund the project

noun
A sum of money saved and made available for a particular purpose
Usage examples:
A scholarship fund for college students, the company’s pension fund, he plans to donate money to fu…

Fund - all meanings in English

hind

haɪnd

adjective
(especially of a bodily part) situated at the back; posterior.
Usage examples:
A hind leg

noun
A female deer, especially a red deer or sika in and after the third year.
Usage examples:
Our second visit was a success and as we got closer to the farm we saw a group of hinds and deer gr…

noun
A skilled farm worker, typically married and with a tied cottage.

Hind - all meanings in English

off

adverb
Away from the place in question; to or at a distance.
Usage examples:
The man ran off

preposition
Moving away and often down from.
Usage examples:
He rolled off the bed

adjective
Characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate.
Usage examples:
Even the greatest athletes have off days

Off - all meanings in English

old

adjective
Having lived for a long time; no longer young.
Usage examples:
The old man lay propped up on cushions

Having lived for a long time or attained a specific age

Old - all meanings in English

out of date

adjective
Outdated
Usage examples:
The information in the book is out of date., out-of-date fashions

adjective
Laws, systems, processes, etc. that are out of date are no longer useful or correct because they are not based on recent changes or developments
Usage examples:
Current regulations are out of date., 5/20/50, etc. years out of date in some cases, information pr…

Out of date - all meanings in English

past

adjective
Gone by in time and no longer existing.
Usage examples:
The danger is now past

noun
The time before the moment of speaking or writing.
Usage examples:
She found it hard to make ends meet in the past

preposition
To or on the further side of.
Usage examples:
He rode on past the crossroads

Past - all meanings in English

pick up the tab for

idiom
To pay for something, esp. for what someone else has bought or used
Usage examples:
The company will pick up the tab for this trip.

Pick up the tab for - all meanings in English

posterior

adjective
Further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end.
Usage examples:
The posterior part of the gut

noun
A person's buttocks.
Usage examples:
But if things do fall apart completely, we appear to be fortuitously well prepared for a descent in…

Posterior - all meanings in English

adjective
Existing or occurring before in time or order.
Usage examples:
She looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening

noun
Previous convictions; a criminal record.
Usage examples:
He's got previous—theft and wounding

adjective
Happening or existing before the one mentioned
Usage examples:
The previous owner of the house added a back porch., she was previously employed as a tour guide.

Previous - all meanings in English

promote

verb
Support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of.
Usage examples:
Some regulation is still required to promote competition

verb
Assign to a higher position

verb
To advertise something in order to sell it
Usage examples:
The new model cars are being heavily promoted on television., a new campaign has been launched to p…

Promote - all meanings in English

quail

noun
A small short-tailed old world game bird resembling a tiny partridge, typically having brown camouflaged plumage.
Usage examples:
Birds such as grouse, crows, quail, partridge, nightjars, cuckoos, shrikes, larks, pipits, merlins,…

verb
Feel or show fear or apprehension.
Usage examples:
She quailed at his heartless words

noun
A small brown bird with a short tail, sometimes hunted as a sport and eaten as a food

Quail - all meanings in English

quake

verb
(especially of the earth) shake or tremble.
Usage examples:
The rumbling vibrations set the whole valley quaking

noun
An earthquake.
Usage examples:
A big quake east of the rocky mountains

verb
To shake, esp. because you are frightened
Usage examples:
He quaked with fear at the thought.

Quake - all meanings in English

rear

noun
The back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.
Usage examples:
The kitchen door at the rear of the house

adjective
At the back.
Usage examples:
The car's rear window

verb
Bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown.
Usage examples:
Nigel was born and reared in bath

Rear - all meanings in English

rearmost

adjective
Furthest back.
Usage examples:
The rearmost door

adjective
Furthest to the back or the last in a row
Usage examples:
The rearmost seats on the bus

Rearmost - all meanings in English

rearwards

adverb
Towards the back.
Usage examples:
The engine nozzles point rearward

adjective
Directed towards the back.
Usage examples:
A slight rearward movement

noun
The part or position at the back of something.
Usage examples:
It would occupy its position in the advance, not in the rearward of the times

Rearwards - all meanings in English

retreat

verb
(of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat.
Usage examples:
The french retreated in disarray

noun
An act of moving back or withdrawing.
Usage examples:
A speedy retreat

verb
The act of withdrawing or going backward

Retreat - all meanings in English

reverse

verb
Move backwards.
Usage examples:
The lorry reversed into the back of a bus

adjective
Going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated.
Usage examples:
The trend appears to be going in the reverse direction

noun
A complete change of direction or action.
Usage examples:
The gall actuates a reverse of photosynthesis

Reverse - all meanings in English

sponsor

noun
A person or organization that pays for or contributes to the costs involved in staging a sporting or artistic event in return for advertising.
Usage examples:
The production cost £50,000, most coming from local sponsors

verb
Provide funds for (a project or activity or the person carrying it out).
Usage examples:
Joe is being sponsored by a government training scheme

verb
To support a person, organization, or activity by giving money, encouragement, or other help
Usage examples:
The rotary club sponsors little league baseball in the summer., corporate sponsors support many pub…

Sponsor - all meanings in English

stake

noun
A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a plant, form part of a fence, mark a boundary, etc.
Usage examples:
A row of more than 15 bricks, pieces of concrete, metal poles, wooden stakes and a traffic cone wer…

verb
A territorial division of the mormon church under the jurisdiction of a president.

verb
Gamble (money or something else of value) on the outcome of a game or race.
Usage examples:
One gambler staked everything he'd got and lost

Stake - all meanings in English

step back

phrasal verb
Mentally withdraw from a situation in order to consider it objectively.
Usage examples:
I have had to step back and take an honest look at my way of working

phrasal verb
To stop being involved in something
Usage examples:
We need to step back and look at all our options.

Step back - all meanings in English

stern

adjective
(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.
Usage examples:
A smile transformed his stern face

noun
The rearmost part of a ship or boat.
Usage examples:
He stood at the stern of the yacht

adjective
Severe
Usage examples:
Sterner punishment may produce better behavior, but i doubt it., he sternly reminded his son to dri…

Stern - all meanings in English

subsidize

verb
Support (an organization or activity) financially.
Usage examples:
The mining industry continues to be subsidized

verb
To pay part of the cost of something
Usage examples:
Taxpayers shouldn’t subsidize a golf course., the tenants live in federally subsidized apartments.

verb
To give money to a person or an organization in order to pay part of the cost of something that they do or make
Usage examples:
Be subsidized by sb/sth the uninsured often seek emergency care at hospitals, which is eventually s…

Subsidize - all meanings in English

support

verb
Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.
Usage examples:
The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun
A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.
Usage examples:
The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb
The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

Support - all meanings in English

tail

noun
The hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect.
Usage examples:
The dog's tail began to wag frantically

verb
Follow and observe (someone) closely, especially in secret.
Usage examples:
A flock of paparazzi had tailed them all over london

noun
Limitation of ownership, especially of an estate or title limited to a person and their direct descendants.
Usage examples:
The land was held in tail general

Tail - all meanings in English

underwrite

verb
Sign and accept liability under (an insurance policy), thus guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs.
Usage examples:
The policy, underwritten at lloyd's, indemnifies trustees against loss arising from wrongful acts

verb
To support something that costs money by promising to pay for it, or by promising to pay if necessary to protect others who are risking their money
Usage examples:
The museum show was largely underwritten by a grant from the government of sweden.

verb
To give an activity financial support and take responsibility for paying any costs if it fails
Usage examples:
He underwrote a friend's development company in new york., many businesses have underwritten the ev…

Underwrite - all meanings in English

withdraw

verb
Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.
Usage examples:
Ruth withdrew her hand from his

verb
Pull back or move away or backward

verb
To take something back, or to remove something
Usage examples:
[ t ] he asked that his name be withdrawn from nomination for a golden globe award., [ t ] democrat…

Withdraw - all meanings in English

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