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look backs

look backs is the plural of look back.

Meaning of look back

Verb

look back (third-person singular simple present looks back, present participle looking back, simple past and past participle looked back)

  1. To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
    • Near-synonyms: recollect, recall, remember
  2. (intransitive) To reconsider or regret.
    • You do what you have to do, and don't look back.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, back.
    • Don't look back in anger, I heard you say1996, Oasis, “Don't Look Back in Anger”, in (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

Questions about look backs

What is look backs the plural of?
Look backs is the plural of look back.

Words near look backs in the dictionary

  1. look at me
  2. look at oneself in the mirror
  3. look at you
  4. look away
  5. look back
  6. look backs
  7. look before one leaps
  8. look beyond
  9. look beyond the end of one's nose
  10. look beyond the tip of one's nose
  11. look book

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