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going back on

going back on is the present participle and gerund of go back on.

Meaning of go back on

Verb

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

  1. To be treacherous or faithless to; to betray.
    • to go back on friends
  2. To fail to keep; to renege on.
    • to go back on one's promises
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, back, go back, on.
    • He went back on the same path.

Questions about going back on

What is going back on the present participle and gerund of?
Going back on is the present participle and gerund of go back on.

Words near going back on in the dictionary

  1. going away dresses
  2. going awry
  3. going back
  4. going back a long way
  5. going back in time
  6. going back on
  7. going back to
  8. going back to the drawing board
  9. going back to the tools
  10. going backwards
  11. going bad

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