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go back on one's word

go back on one's word verb: synonym of break one's promise.

Verb

go back on one's word (third-person singular simple present goes back on one's word, present participle going back on one's word, simple past went back on one's word, past participle gone back on one's word)

  1. Synonym of break one's promise

Synonyms of go back on one's word

Forms of go back on one's word

third-person singular presentgoes back on one's word
present participlegoing back on one's word
pastwent back on one's word
past participlegone back on one's word

Questions about go back on one's word

What does go back on one's word mean?
Go back on one's word means synonym of break one's promise.
What part of speech is go back on one's word?
Go back on one's word is a verb.
What is the past tense of go back on one's word?
The past tense of go back on one's word is went back on one's word.

Words near go back on one's word in the dictionary

  1. go awry
  2. go back
  3. go back a long way
  4. go back in time
  5. go back on
  6. go back on one's word
  7. go back to
  8. go back to the drawing board
  9. go back to the tools
  10. go back to where you came from
  11. go back to your country

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