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View synonyms for look back

look back

verb

  1. to cast one's mind to the past
  2. never look back
    to become increasingly successful

    after his book was published, he never looked back

  3. to pay another visit later
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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It’s what I learned looking back on my life, writing the book.

“It shows how important it is to look back at old data, because sometimes, hiding behind them is something new to be discovered, which can help us design the next generation of space exploration missions”.

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He said he looked back "at every little interaction I had with him, racking my head about it".

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The movement reinforces our culture that's already there, including the 2 Tone era, and allows people to look back and feel represented.

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“My dad was nocturnal his whole adult life. He kept ‘jazz hours’ starting in high school and never looked back,” Jones wrote.

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