go back
go back verb: to return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
Verb
go back (third-person singular simple present goes back, present participle going back, simple past went back, past participle gone back)
go back meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Kannada and Odia
go back in Hindi
- to go back, to go behind
- पीछे जाना pīche jānā
go back in Urdu
- پلٹ جانا
go back in Kannada
- to go back; turn back
- ತಿರುಗು tirugu
go back in Odia
- to go back
- ଫେରିବା pheribā
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- go back in Malay
- kembali
- go back in Thai
- กลับไป glàp bpai
- go back in Vietnamese
- trở lại
- go back in Myanmar
- ပြန် pran
Forms of go back
| third-person singular present | goes back |
|---|---|
| present participle | going back |
| past | went back |
| past participle | gone back |
Words formed from go back
Questions about go back
- What does go back mean?
- Go back means to return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
- What is go back in Hindi?
- Go back in Hindi is पीछे जाना (pīche jānā). See Go back meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is go back?
- Go back is a verb.
- What is the past tense of go back?
- The past tense of go back is went back.
Words near go back in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: go back (page history and authors); पीछे जाना (Hindi) (page history and authors); go back (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ತಿರುಗು (Kannada) (page history and authors); ଫେରିବା (Odia) (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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