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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Synonyms 1.5.2 Antonyms 1.5.3 Translations 1.6 Verb 1.6.1 Translations 1.7 Derived terms 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
think	life	went	#132: back	under	same	take

[ Etymology

Old English bæc

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /bæk/, SAMPA: /b{k/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -æk

[ Adverb

back (comparative further back, superlative furthest back)

1. (Not comparable) To a previous condition or place.

   He gave back the money.

2. Away from the front or from an edge.

   Sit all the way back in your chair.

   Step back from the curb.

3. In a manner that impedes.

   Fear held him back.

[ Translations

to a previous condition or place

Afrikaans: terug Czech: zpět cs(cs), zpátky cs(cs) Danish: tilbage Dutch: terug nl(nl) Finnish: takaisin fi(fi) German: zurück de(de) Italian: indietro it(it), a posto it(it) Japanese: 戻り ja(ja) (modori), 元の ja(ja) (motono), 元通り ja(ja) (motodōri), 以前の ja(ja) (izen'no)

Norwegian: tilbake Romanian: înapoi ro(ro) Slovene: nazaj sl(sl) Spanish: hacia atrás es(es) Swedish: tillbaka sv(sv) Telugu: వెనుక te(te)

away from the front or from an edge

Chinese: trad. 後面, simpl. 后面 (hóu miàn) Korean: 뒤로 ko(ko) (dwiro)

Spanish: atrás es(es)

in a manner that impedes

Czech: zpět cs(cs), zpátky cs(cs) Dutch: tegen nl(nl) Ewe: megbe

Norwegian: tilbake Slovene: nazaj

• Korean: 원래대로 ko(ko) (wollaedaero)

[ Adjective

back (not comparable)

1. Near the rear.

   Go in the back door of the house.

2. (after a change) In the previous state or position.

   He was on vacation, but now he’s back.

   The office fell into chaos when you left, but now order is back.

3. Not current.

   I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine.

4. Far from the main area.

   They took a back road.

[ Synonyms

• (near the rear): rear
• (after a change, in the previous state or position): returned, restored
• (not current): former, previous
• (far from the main area): remote

[ Antonyms

• (near the rear): front
• (after a change, in the previous state or position):
• (not current): current
• (far from the main area): main

[ Translations

near the rear

Afrikaans: agter Czech: zadní cs(cs) Dutch: achter nl(nl) Ewe: megbe Finnish: taka- fi(fi), takainen fi(fi) French: (door) de derrière

Italian: posteriore, di dietro Japanese: 後ろの (ushirono), 裏の (urano) Romanian: în spatele ro(ro) Russian: задний, -яя (f.), -ее (n.), -ие (pl) (zadnij) Slovene: zadnji m., zadnja f., zadnje n. Telugu: వెనుకకు te(te)

after a change, in the previous state or position

not current

Chinese traditional/simplified: 以前的, 以前的 (yǐ qián de) Dutch: achterhaald nl(nl) Italian: arretrato it(it)

Japanese: 前の (maeno), 元の (motono), 以前の (izen'no) Telugu: మునుపటి te(te)

far from the main area

Afrikaans: agteraf Chinese traditional/simplified: 偏僻的, 偏僻的 (piān pì de) Dutch: achteraf nl(nl) Ewe: megbe Finnish: syrjä- fi(fi), syrjäinen fi(fi)

French: écarté fr(fr) m. Italian: secondario it(it) m. Japanese: 裏の (urano) Telugu: దూరము te(te)

[ Noun

Singular back

Plural backs

back (plural backs)

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1. The side of something opposite the front or useful side; the reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.

   Turn the book over and look at the back cover.

2. That which is farthest away from the front.

   He sat in the back of the room.

3. The part of something that goes last.

   The car was near the back of the train.

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

   Could you please scratch my back?

5. In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.

[ Synonyms

• (side opposite the front or useful side): reverse
• (rear of the body): rear

[ Antonyms

• (side opposite the front or useful side): front
• (that which is farthest away from the front): front

[ Translations

the reverse side

Afrikaans: agter, agterkant Chinese traditional/simplified: 後面的, 后面的 (hóu miàn de) Czech: rub cs(cs) m. Danish: bagside Dutch: achterkant, achter Ewe: megbe Finnish: kääntöpuoli fi(fi), nurja puoli fi(fi), takapuoli fi(fi), taka- fi(fi) French: derrière fr(fr) m., revers fr(fr) m. German: Rückseite de(de) f. Hebrew: גב (gɑv) m. Indonesian: belakang id(id) Irish: droim ga(ga) m.

Italian: retro it(it) m., dietro it(it) m., rovescio it(it) m. Japanese: 裏 (ura), 裏面 (uramen), 裏側 (uragawa) Norwegian: bakside Persian: پشت (pošt) Polish: tył Portuguese: dorso pt(pt) m., reverso pt(pt) m. Romanian: spate ro(ro) Russian: зад (zad) m. Slovene: hrbet sl(sl) m. Swedish: baksida sv(sv) Tagalog: likod Telugu: వెనుకవైపు te(te)

that which is farthest away from the front

Afrikaans: agter, agterkant Chinese traditional/simplified: 最後, 最后 (zuī hóu) Dutch: achterkant, achter Ewe: megbe Finnish: perä fi(fi), perukka fi(fi) French: fond fr(fr) m. German: Ende de(de) n. Indonesian: belakang Italian: fondo it(it) m.

Japanese: 最後 (saigo), 後ろ (ushiro) Polish: tył, koniec Romanian: spate ro(ro) Russian: зад (zad) m. Spanish: atrás es(es), fondo es(es) m. Swedish: bakände sv(sv) c. Tagalog: pinakalikod Telugu: వెనుకబడు te(te)

the part of something that goes last

Afrikaans: agterkant Chinese　traditional/simplified: 最後的, 最后的 (zuī hóu) Czech: zadní konec m. Dutch: achterkant Ewe: megbe Finnish: perä fi(fi), takaosa fi(fi), peräpää fi(fi) French: fin fr(fr) f. German: Ende de(de) n., Hinterende de(de) Hebrew: סוֹף (sof) m. Indonesian: belakang

Italian: fondo it(it) m., dietro it(it) m. Japanese: 後ろ (ushiro), 後方 (kouhou), 後ろ側 (ushirogawa) Polish: tył, koniec Portuguese: parte de trás f. Romanian: spate ro(ro) Russian: зад (zad) m. Swedish: bakände sv(sv) c. Tagalog: huling dulo, huling bahagi Telugu: వెనుక te(te)

thee rear of body

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