back, adv.
freq. cnt. 181
freq. cnt. 181
in or to or toward a former location
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 91 freq. cnt.: 91
back
sample sentences
"she went back to her parents' house"
at or to or toward the back or rear
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
back backward backwards rearward rearwards
sample sentences
"he moved back""tripped when he stepped backward"
"she looked rearward out the window of the car"
lexical pointers
antonym
in or to or toward an original condition
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 24
back
sample sentences
"he went back to sleep"
in or to or toward a past time
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 15
back backward
sample sentences
"set the clocks back an hour""never look back"
"lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
lexical pointers
antonym
lexical pointers
antonym
in reply
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14
back
sample sentences
"he wrote back three days later"
in repayment or retaliation
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
back
sample sentences
"we paid back everything we had borrowed""he hit me and I hit him back"
"I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher"