back
A2Frequent NGSL-1UK /bæk/US /bæk/
Meaning
adjective
located behind or at the back of something
“We were sitting in the back row”
adverb
to or into the place, condition, situation or activity where somebody/something was before
“When is he coming back to work?”
noun
the part of the human body that is on the opposite side to the chest, between the neck and the tops of the legs; the part of an animal’s body that corresponds to this
“on your back, He was lying on his back on the sofa.”
verb
to encourage somebody or give them help; to give financial support to somebody/something
“Her parents backed her in her choice of career.”
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“And so I pulled back out of the research and thought, I need to figure out what this is.”
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“then I'd come back to school um and”
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