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go back to

go back to verb: to stem from; to originate in.

Verb

go back to (third-person singular simple present goes back to, present participle going back to, simple past went back to, past participle gone back to)

  1. (transitive) To stem from; to originate in.
    • The awqaf system in India goes back to the early days of the Islamic presence in the subcontinent.
  2. (transitive) To know each other since long from.
    • Bill and I go back to college.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go back, to.
    • It was time to go back to the hotel.
    • A package that cannot be delivered will go back to the sender.

Forms of go back to

third-person singular presentgoes back to
present participlegoing back to
pastwent back to
past participlegone back to

Questions about go back to

What does go back to mean?
Go back to means to stem from; to originate in.
What part of speech is go back to?
Go back to is a verb.
What is the past tense of go back to?
The past tense of go back to is went back to.

Words near go back to in the dictionary

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

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