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go back

Meaning: to return to a place, a person, a condition, etc.

Synonym: return

For example:

  • go back I'm feeling much better, thanks. I should be able to go back to work tomorrow.

  • go back Sandra left her passport at home, so she had to go back and get it.

Quick Quiz:

We had such a great holiday in Bali last year that we've decided to go back
  1. to last year
  2. around next year
  3. again this year

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

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