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backed into

backed into is the simple past and past participle of back into.

Meaning of back into

Verb

back into (third-person singular simple present backs into, present participle backing into, simple past and past participle backed into)

  1. (idiomatic) To advance to the post-season as a result of another team's loss, especially where one's own team has also lost.
    • The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals backed into the playoffs.
  2. (idiomatic) To be forced into a situation by circumstances.
    • I didn't have any other options, I was backed into it.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, into.
    • I like to back into parking spots.

Questions about backed into

What is backed into the simple past and past participle of?
Backed into is the simple past and past participle of back into.

Words near backed into in the dictionary

  1. backed away
  2. backed blade
  3. backed blades
  4. backed down
  5. backed in
  6. backed into
  7. backed off
  8. backed on to
  9. backed one out
  10. backed oneself into a corner
  11. backed onto

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backed into (page history and authors); back into (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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