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Meaning of the word "go back" in English

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go back

US /ɡoʊ bæk/
UK /ɡəʊ bæk/
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Phrasal Verb

1.

to return to a place or person

Example:
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I need to go back to the office to get my laptop.
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She decided to go back to her hometown after many years.
Synonym:
return revert come back
2.

to return to a previous state or condition

Example:
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Things will eventually go back to normal.
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We can't go back to how things were before.
Synonym:
revert regress return
3.

to have existed since a particular time or in the past

Example:
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The tradition of giving gifts goes back centuries.
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Our family history goes back to the 17th century.
Synonym:
date back originate stem from
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