Definitions

go back

VERB

break

Synonyms

STRONGEST

renege

WEAK

abandon be unfaithful betray change desert forsake repudiate retract return revert

Example Sentences

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And I could go back to Google—just as I could have gone back to using dictionaries and library books.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

“The appetite is still not there from the shipping sector to take the risk to go back in.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

"It's nice that the people who helped us plant these hedges can go back and watch them grow," Walker said.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

And then you can go back to your crowd work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

I wanted to go back to the strand to hide.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff