0 in, into, or towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time:
She went to Brazil for two years, but now she's back (= has returned).
He looked back (= looked behind him) and saw they were following him.
Looking at her old photographs brought back (= made her remember) a lot of memories.
I was woken by a thunderstorm, and I couldn't get back to sleep (= could not sleep again).
The last time we saw Lowell was back (= at an earlier time) in January.
This tradition dates back to (= to the earlier time of) the 16th century.
You're not just going to let her say those things about you without fighting back, are you?
I wrote to Donna several months ago, but she hasn't written back yet.
2 the inside or outside part of an object, vehicle, building, etc. that is furthest from the front:
Our seats were right at the back of the auditorium.
Ted was out/round the back (= in the area behind the house)."
There is a beautiful garden at the back of (= behind) the house.
He put his jacket on the back of his chair (= the part of the chair that you put your back against when you sit on it).
The office was full of computers, and we had to sit back to back in long rows.
Coming up after the break, three Rolling Stones classics back to back.
3 the part of your body that is opposite to the front, from your shoulders to your bottom:
4 (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 himself or herself
5 to give support to someone or something with money or words:
The management has refused to back our proposals.
6 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:
The horse I backed came in last.
8 to cover the back of something with a material, often to make it stronger or thicker:
9 at or near the back of something:
10 paid after the end of a period of time when it should have been paid:
11 in, at, or toward a previous place or condition or an earlier time
12 farther away; to a farther place
13 having returned to a previous place or condition
14 at or near the back of something
15 the part of something that is farthest from the front
16 the part of your body opposite the front, from your neck to the top of your legs
17 to give support to someone or something with money or words
21 pay, rent, tax, etc. that should have been paid or was expected at an earlier time:
22 If something is on the back burner, it is not being dealt with at the present time, especially because it is not urgent or important, but it will be dealt with in the future:
23 to become less important (than something else):
Agriculture, which generates only about $50 million a year in revenue, takes a back seat to other industries like oil and gas that bring in billions of dollars.
Environmental issues take a back seat in tough economic times.
After appointing a new chief executive, the chairman of the fashion chain is finally taking a back seat at the business he founded.
After the trip, it was nice getting back to a few home comforts.
I think I locked the door but I'll go back and check just to make sure.
Please stand back - then all of you will be able to see what I'm doing.
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