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looks back

looks back is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 looks back

What is looks back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Looks back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look back.

Words near looks back in the dictionary

  1. looks as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards
  2. looks as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence
  3. looks at
  4. looks at oneself in the mirror
  5. looks away
  6. looks back
  7. looks before one leaps
  8. looks beyond
  9. looks can be deceiving
  10. looks daggers
  11. looks down

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Adapted from Wiktionary: looks back (page history and authors); look back (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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