Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go back to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.73 in modern English

Syllables: go back- -to
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stem from; to originate in.

Transitive verb

verb

To know each other since long from.

Transitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go back, to.

Example Sentences

"The awqaf system in India goes back to the early days of the Islamic presence in the subcontinent."
"Bill and I go back to college."
"It was time to go back to the hotel."
"A package that cannot be delivered will go back to the sender."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

goes back to (present, singular) going back to (participle, present) went back to (past) gone back to (participle, past)

Questions

What does go back to mean?: To stem from; to originate in.

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