"back" meaning in All languages combined

See back on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbæk/ Audio: en-us-back.ogg [US] Forms: back [singular], backs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The back is the rear part of something; it is the part in the other direction from the front.
    Sense id: simple-back-en-noun-ZGfmh3oS
  2. The back is the rear part of the human body.
    Sense id: simple-back-en-noun-aPtXthyV

Preposition [English]

IPA: /ˈbæk/ Audio: en-us-back.ogg [US] Forms: back
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Toward the rear.
    Sense id: simple-back-en-prep-pu1Sx9Hr
  2. To a place again.
    Sense id: simple-back-en-prep-W5mQ45gP

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbæk/ Audio: en-us-back.ogg [US] Forms: back [canonical], backs [third-person, singular], backed [past], backed [past, participle], backing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you back something, you support it.
    Sense id: simple-back-en-verb-DbA7qKsR
  2. If you back up, you move backward.
    Sense id: simple-back-en-verb-JzWXWwn0
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