goes back

VERB

break promise; change one's mind

Synonyms

WEAK

abandon be unfaithful betray desert forsake leave in the lurch renege repudiate retract return revert run out on

Antonyms

WEAK

keep promise

VERB

break

Synonyms

STRONGEST

renege

WEAK

abandon be unfaithful betray change desert forsake repudiate retract return revert

Example Sentences

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It goes back to a deal StepStone made in November 2022 with the team of Charlotte, NC, money managers—a group known as CH Equity Partners—that run its “evergreen” funds for individual retail investors.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

However, Davis also described the area as having “an independent streak that goes back to the post Revolutionary War period in Kentucky.”

From Slate • May 19, 2026

"From the start. It goes back to learning," he said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

It goes back to the 19th century, when students petitioned to eliminate proctors during examinations, according to the student newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Then he goes back to the novel he’s reading.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King