noun

 

not front the part of something that is furthest from the front or in the opposite direction to the front

He wrote his number down on the back of an envelope.

 

body the part of your body from your shoulders to your bottom

back injuries/pain

 

seat the part of a seat that you lean against when you are sitting

the back of a chair/sofa

 

adverb

 

returning where someone or something was before

I'll be back in Sydney on the 20th.

 

behind in a direction behind you

Anna stepped back.

 

reply as a reply or reaction to something

UK to ring back/US to call back

 

state to the state something or someone was in before

Hopefully things will get back to normal again now.

 

earlier at or to an earlier time

We first met back in 1973.

 

away from in a direction away from something

He pulled back the curtain.

 

verb

 

support to give support or help to a person, plan, or idea

He backed Mr Clark in the recent election.

 

money to risk money by saying that you think a horse, team, etc will win a race, game, or competition in order to win more money if they do

Many people are backing Holyfield to win the fight.

 

adjective

 

at or near the back of something

back door/garden/page