bak

Adverb

back (comparative further back or farther back, superlative furthest back or farthest back)

1. (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
   • He gave back the money.
2. In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
   • Someone pushed me in the chest and I fell back.
3. In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
   • Wind the film back a few frames.
4. Towards, into or in the past.
   • These records go back years.
5. Away from someone or something; at a distance.
   • Keep back! It could explode at any moment!
6. Away from the front or from an edge (of something or someone).
   • Sit all the way back in your chair.

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