"go back to" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: goes back to [present, singular, third-person], going back to [participle, present], went back to [past], gone back to [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> back to}} go back to (third-person singular simple present goes back to, present participle going back to, simple past went back to, past participle gone back to)
  1. (transitive) To stem from; to originate in. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-go_back_to-en-verb-wgtUwNUY
  2. (transitive, of two or more persons) To know each other since long from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-go_back_to-en-verb-2N2UftI6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "back", English phrasal verbs formed with "to", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 65 3 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "back": 27 61 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "to": 29 64 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 75 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 68 4
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go back, to.
    Sense id: en-go_back_to-en-verb-kMwJYldx

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "went back to",
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    },
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        {
          "text": "The awqaf system in India goes back to the early days of the Islamic presence in the subcontinent.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To stem from; to originate in."
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        "(transitive) To stem from; to originate in."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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    },
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          "_dis": "32 65 3",
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        "(transitive, of two or more persons) To know each other since long from."
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          "text": "It was time to go back to the hotel.",
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          "text": "A package that cannot be delivered will go back to the sender.",
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      "form": "went back to",
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    },
    {
      "form": "gone back to",
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        "(transitive) To stem from; to originate in."
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          "text": "A package that cannot be delivered will go back to the sender.",
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go back, to."
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}

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