Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back in

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.02 in modern English

Syllables: back- in
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reverse a vehicle into a space.

verb

To bet that a player or team will win, as opposed to bet that they will lose.

prep

In the past time of.

Example Sentences

"... the engine driver drew over the points and at once backed into the siding. He backed in steadily and stopped. The siding would not hold the train, and the guard hooked off five waggons, and the engine ..."
"1921, Henry Luttrell, Crockford’s: Or Life in the West, Sketch No. III Whatever you throw is your chance. I called five for the main, which is the out chance, and threw seven to it, which is the in chance. If I throw five first, I lose, and if seven I win. You can back me in by betting the odds, or you can back me out, by taking the odds, the bank answers either way."
"back in the time of the dinosaurs"
"back in the ’60s"

Inflected Forms

backs in (present, singular) backing in (participle, present) backed in (participle, past) backed in (past)

Phrases

back into

Frequently Paired Words

back into

Questions

What does back in mean?: To reverse a vehicle into a space.

How to pronounce back in

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