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backs onto

backs onto is the third-person singular simple present indicative of back onto.

Meaning of back onto

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To reverse a vehicle onto something.
    • He backed the car onto my toe.
  2. (transitive) To reverse onto something.
    • The car backed onto my toe.
  3. (transitive) To overlook something from the rear.
    • My house backs onto the canal.

Questions about backs onto

What is backs onto the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Backs onto is the third-person singular simple present indicative of back onto.

Words near backs onto in the dictionary

  1. backs into
  2. backs off
  3. backs on to
  4. backs one out
  5. backs oneself into a corner
  6. backs onto
  7. backs out
  8. backs the field
  9. backs the right horse
  10. backs the wrong horse
  11. backs to the wall

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