go back

verb

1. to return
2. often foll by to to originate (in)

   the links with France go back to the Norman Conquest

3. foll by on to change one's mind about; repudiate (esp in the phrase go back on one's word )
4. (of clocks and watches) to be set to an earlier time, as during British Summer Time

   when do the clocks go back this year?

Example Sentences

Daisy said she likes her mum helping her at home, but wants to go back to school one day.

From BBC

It was not until the prisoners of war were released that they could share their accounts, and no one had thought to go back and piece the puzzles together – until now.

From BBC

Whenever I go back to London I am always slightly surprised at the level of service.

From Salon

"Doing the whole set on your own is horrible. You don't get to socialise. It's nice having the boys so we can go back to back so we can enjoy the party as well as host the party."

From BBC

“When people have killed and murdered, when drug lords have destroyed countries, and now they’re going to go back to those countries because they’re not staying here,” he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• renege