"go back" meaning in English

See go back in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Forms: go back
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To return to a place that you have been to in the past.
    Sense id: simple-go_back-en-phrase--9DfuLAP
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          "text": "I went back to the house to get my phone which I have forgotten to bring with me."
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