To or in a previous condition or place

• Take back what you said.

  Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Why did he come back?

  Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC BY 2.0 FR

In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing

In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively

Towards, into or in the past

Away from someone or something; at a distance

Away from the front or from an edge (of something or someone)

So as to shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so

Earlier, ago

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly

• Let's sit at the back.

  Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR

• He lay on his back.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.; The spine and associated tissues

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.; Large and attractive buttocks

At or near the rear

• Tom entered through the back door.

  Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR

• The boy entered by the back door.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Returned or restored to a previous place or condition

Not current

Situated away from the main or most frequented areas

To go in the reverse direction

• Tom backed up his data.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Tom tried to kiss Mary, but she backed away.

  Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR

To support

To push or force backwards

To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphererare